Social determinants of health

2. Community Health (M2) A community is a group of people bind together as a result of their shared values, believes, interest and geographical location; members have a sense of belonging. Its main features include social system, population and location. Health according to the World Health Organization is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Community health focuses on health improvement, enhancing life span and efficiency…

community, I never quite grasped how large scale it could be. Stakeholders were always people involved with businesses, not nursing. However, through this unit, I could see the importance of having stakeholders. In the community, everything the public health nurse does revolves around partnerships. So, in order to effectively help people, a community nurse needs to use those partnerships in a way that will be beneficial for everyone involved. These partnerships can determine whether the program…

All aspects of health and illness have come to be understood as social phenomena, and are thus inexorably tied to the organization of society and the social factors that contribute to the outcomes of day-to-day life for all. The following essay is going to critically assess the correlation between themes of health inequalities and race with ethnicity and mental health. Despite significant research, there does not seem to be a biological connection between ethnicity and mental illness, however…

Population Health Measurement: Purposes and Key Determinants Population Health means health outcomes and their distribution within the group of people. In other words, it is a health approach with a purpose of improving health of human population in whole. This improvement is achieved due to number of wellness activities aimed to support the purpose. However, in order to manage this improvement, population health should be measured and determined. Three main purposes of population health…

Determinants of health are the physical and social conditions that people develop, live, and work in that have a direct effect on their health (Mikkonen & Raphael, 2010). The Lalaonde Report developed a framework that breaks down key factors that determine health within a population (Government of Canada, 2011). These key factors are interrelated and consider an individual or groups lifestyle, environment, human biology and health services (Government of Canada, 2011). There are many…

impacted by violence and poor social determinants of health. The community is composed of “57,581 members with 45.8 % living in poverty” (Crime in Philadelphia, 2017). Close to 50% of the community members are living in poverty with limited opportunities for employment and financial growth. When assessing the rate of violence within a given community, the social determinants of health continue to play a major role in the prevalence of crimes committed and individual health outcomes. Disparities…

prefers to resist this approach and, instead, continue with his original project that will only help to increase lead exposure to Chicagoans. While, at first glance, this dilemma appears to only be a health-related one, upon further analysis, it can certain be argued that this case showcases health as a political issue that involves structures of power, especially in relation to race. According to the article, “Towards a politics…

K., & Norris, K. C. (2015, January 5). Socioeconomic disparities in chronic kidney disease. Advances in chronic kidney disease, 22(1), 6–15. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ackd.2014.07.002. Nicholas et al. explore multiple studies to inform how social determinants affect chronic kidney disease. This is an academic multi-case study that is written for professionals. The authors provide evidence for relationships between socioeconomic deprivation and CKD. Multiple organizations such as WHO, The…

The Conventional Model of Health and Disease is founded upon the division between individuals and risk factors and how both contribute to the concept of health. Individuals have innate characteristics which determine an individual’s degree of susceptibility or resilience to various health threats. In addition, a set of factors exists to interact with the individual, these factors are usually considered possible threats to health, or better known as risks which include health behaviours or…

like social democratic, liberal, and conservatives and Latin welfare state. However, the ideological inspiration for the liberal welfare states shape public policies much different. The goal is to minimize government interventions and disincentives to work. The program focuses on the need and the central institution for it to market everyone. The liberal welfare state is dominated by business and corporate interests. The struggle of welfare revolves around public policy aspects like health…