Question

Discuss the four factors affecting community :health environment,sociocultural individual behavior ,community organizations. give examples of each.Limit to 400

Answer 1

DISCUSS THE FOUR FACORS AFFECTING COMMUNITY

1. Psysical factors
2. social factors
3. community organization
4. individual behaviour

1. psysical factors

Industrial development : community that are industrially developed are more likely to be affected by numerous diseases due to the toxic waste products from the industries.

Temperature,oxygen,ph,water activity,pressure,radiation,lack of nutrients these are the primary ones.

2.social factors

Economical status and employment conditions,family structure and size, human wealth,religion,educational level ,habits and population density

3.Community organization

individual participation,local politics benifits,belifes,culture,way of organization managerical adminisration and structure.

4.individual behaviour

community health is greatly influenced by individuals and their personal health,habits ,attitudes,knowledge,skills,genectics, and personal chrecteristics.

ENVIRONMENTAL  HEALTH

Enviornmental health consist of preventing or controlling diseases,injury, and disability.it is the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health. Examples.energy and materials needed to sustain life,such as clean air ,safe drinking water,nutritious food.

SOCIOCULTURAL INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR

Social and cultural environments on behaviour of a person influence in several ways .A major influence on people's behavior,thought processess and emotions are other people and the society they have created.examples .religion,buying habits,education level,wealth,population density.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Community organization is a process by which a community identifies needs or objectives,takes action and through this process,develops cooperative and collaborative attitudes and practices within a community.examples.parent-teacher organizations,sport clubs ,church groups ,neighbors associations.