Question

1. What are the most prominent socioeconomic barriers associated with achieving better health for minority individuals?

2. What are the expectations of society to manage the health of individuals?

3. How do social influences affect the health of individuals?

Answer 1

1. Most prominent socioeconomic barriers among minority individuals for achieving better health are poor education, poor awareness about health, joblessness, low income, unhealthy diet, poor hygiene,habit of tobacco use, alcohol consumption.

It is like a cycle poor education leads to joblessness, Joblessness leads to poor income, so they are in unheathy dietary pattern leads to malnutrition and poor immune status. Because of poverity they may use tobacco products, alcohol . Again it detoriates health. Due to less understanding about health and hygiene, they may have poor hygiene which contributes disease.

2. Expectations of society to manage health

• Improve knowledge and awareness regarding health and health determinants
• Promote hygienic practices  
• Immunization
• Promote nutrition habit
• Promote healthy habits
• Encouraging physical activity
• Early detection of diseases
• Easily accessible health care services
• Compulsory free basic education to all

3. Social influences affect the health

The following social factors affect the health

Economic status: It determines the purchasing power,nutrition,standard of living and quality of life

Education: Illiteracy contributes poor hygienic habits,illhealth, malnutrition.

Occupation: unemployment contribute low income, psychological and social damage.

Political system: Good political system can remove all the barriers of health, improve standard of living, nutrition status etc by implementing various health programs,policies.