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Discuss the relative importance of human biology, lifestyle, the environment, and medical care in contributing to the health of the population.
Every individual is unique and this is possible by the human biology or the genetics of am individual.If any changes or mutation occurs in these genes it can pave way for many illness which can be chronic to fatal.
For instance if an individual has a family history of heart disease ,cancer ,etc.,running in a family. Then the biological factor plays a key role in contributing to the health.
Lifestyle changes dramatically from childhood to elderly, from home to society ,etc., Habits of smoking or alcohol or certain particular behavioural lifestyle can impact the health f the population .For instance people working for a tobacco factor are accustomed to that type of lifestyle and are prone for disease related to respiratory system
The environment where an individual or people lives is equally important. If the environment is full of pollution .This can contribute to illness in population. Hence the environment should be free of pollution ,violence ,risky behaviour ,non availability of substances or drugs ,etc. ,for good health of population.
Medical care is one of the key factor and is important to identify ,diagnose and treat a patient at the earliest to prevent mortality rate.
In simple the human biology, lifestyle, environment and medical care are important for contributing to the health of population.