Essay on Social Determinants Of Health

•A low weight at birth links with problems not just during childhood, but also in adulthood. Research shows a strong relationship between income level of the mother and the baby's birth weight. The effect occurs not just for the most economically disadvantaged group. Mothers at each step up the income scale have babies with higher birth weights, on average, than those on the step below. This tel...

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This means that both individuals will cope differently with the same health problem. This is partly as a result of socioeconomic or environmental determinants relative to their situation, but it is also a result of behavioural/physical constraints and, most importantly, the modes of thought employed in rationalising their situation and actions. In essence these psychosocial pathways occupy an inte...

Work is a major part of the human experience, and most individuals spend over one third of their waking hours doing a job. Considering this span of time, what we experience and encounter while working undoubtedly has significant bearing on our health. Moreover, the jobs we do typically define a large part of our identities, give meaning to our lives, and define our roles in society, thus having in...