Question

What are social determinants of health? How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example.

Readings within your text covering international/global health and the following websites will assist you in answering these questions:

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Global Health website: http://www.globalhealth.gov/index.html

Families USA - Why Global Health Matters—Here and Abroad website: http://www.familiesusa.org/

World Health Organization (WHO) website: http://www.who.int

Answer 1

Social determinants of health are the conditions in which the people are born,grow,live,work and age .

They mainly influence on the money,power and resources at global ,national and local levels.

They are mainly responsible for health inequities between countries

The key concepts are

Employment conditions

Social exclusion

Public health programmes

Women and gender equity

Early child development

Globalization

They contribute to the development of health by poverty,unequal access to health care,lack of education,stigma,racism which leads to the development of illnesses among people

The communicable disease chain should have a Reservoir or a host (Human,Animal and environmental reservoirs) through a portal of exit,is conveyed by some mode of transmission(Direct_Contact ,droplet infection,Indirect _ Airborne,Vehicleborne,vector borne) and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host,hence called the chain of infection

The nurse can break the link in her practice by simple hand wash after each and every contact with the patient in hospital,whereas in community along with hand washing health education to be given describing the mode of transmission

.Making the susceptible host to improve health status

The international global health ,is defined as the area of study,research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.It is grouped under" diseases of poverty"

There are various health issues such as Respiratory infection,diarrhea disease,maternal health,HIV/AIDS,malaria,nutrition,violence against women,chronic disease,neglected tropical diseases

Let's see about neglected tropical disease

It is caused by bacteria,viruses,protozoa, helminth.,

The treatment targets on clean water,basic sanitation,improved living conditions,vector control,and health education,mass drug administration