Question

To what extent do you think people choose their own health ?
what are some ways in which people health is affected by factor not of their own choosing factor contributing to health disparities

Answer 1

It’s about the way they choose to live their life and the kind of health theychoose for themselves. For example, if they choose to smoke or not or to geton a diet or not or exercise or not, and etc. diet
weight gain or not, exercise or not, learn stress reduction or not, socialize or not

These are all important factors factors not of their choosing genetics environmental toxicity stress and strife from societal pressures that are unjust.

How healthy we are and how long we live is not just the result of our genes and our biology, but also a direct result of the health choices we make, the place where we live, the health care we receive, and policies and laws that affect our opportunities and choices. Among the social factors that contribute to health, the most important predictors are education and income

Health is affected by

Gender
Marital status
Race
Ethnicity

Research has revealed dramatic differences in important child and adult health outcomes based on social factors such as income and wealth, education, and racial or ethnic group. These differences in health begin early in life—even before birth—and accumulate over lifetimes and across generations, and a growing body of evidence indicates that the effects of stress play a fundamental role.

Understanding the links between stress and health, and how social advantage or disadvantage can influence people’s experiences of stress, can help inform and guide policies in all of the sectors that influence health.