In: Nursing
Social factors like discriminaiton, educaiton, income,
employment, physical environment, personal health practice, people
skills and knowledge, gender, sex, mental status, housing, access
to health care and culture influence health and illness. Socila
deteminants of health like poverty, lack of health care service,
poor education, racism and stigma cause health inequities.
Increasign awareness and redirect the practice intervention reduce
the environmental illness that benefit effects. example: educating
socially disadvantages groups about physical activity, good
nutrition and hygiene reduce the risk of illness and promote health
outcome. As a nurse making health promotion interventions provide
well-functioning environment and avoid associated sufferings and
helps to access adequate treatment. Identify the risk factors that
contribute to disease and illness. Achieve equity of health
outcomes promotes good health. fulfill the fundamental social
determinants of health with social and physical determinants.
establish policies and programs that make positive social and
economic conditions that support individual behavior and make
changes and improve health and make a healthy population,
workforce, and society.