Question

this is a module of social determinants of health. These challenges to public health interventions are inherently more difficult to overcome. Explain what the social determinants of health are, discuss how these obstacles create a system of structural violence, and address why these factors are such formidable challenges. Please limit your response to three paragraphs.

Answer 1

The social determinants of health are socioeconomic status, education, social participation, access to health and neighbourhood environment. In this socioeconomic status includes employment, food, housing and poverty, education includes early childhood education, higher secondary, high school and language development, access to health and primary health and knowledge regarding health, neighbourhood environment includes crime, violence, quality of house.
Health of an individual doesn’t just stick on to the individual but the social environment to which he is exposed to. Resources which increase the quality of health are safe and affordable housing using, access to education, safety, healthy foods, emergency services and environment free of life threatening toxins. All these influence health in all ways. An individual takes care of himself by taking proper balance diet, avoiding smoking and drinking alcohol and stays fit and active. This helps him to maintain optimum health. But there are some social determinants which influences the health of the individual, the quality of health is changed.
Structural violence is when these social factors puts an individual or the population in danger. Some of the structural violence causes are less access to health and Resources, political power, education, health care. It is the limitations that constrains the people from achieving the quality of life.