Social determinants of health are the systems and methods by which conditions of society influence health and healthy living, including housing, food security, health care (access & quality), relationships, education, etc., and which are subject to change through knowledge acquisition and practices. These can be both positive and negative, they could be factors that influence health and well-being, as well as factors responsible for health inequalities (Solar & Irwin, 2010). Based on this week’s…
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