Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health Dr Islam


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health Health is multifactorial. The factors which influence health lie both within the individual & externally in the society which he or she lives. It is a truism to say that what man is & to what diseases he may fall victim depends on a combination of two sets of factors: His genetic factors, & The environmental factors to which he is exposed.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health These factors interact & these interactions may be health-promoting or deleterious. BILOGICAL DETERMINANTS A number of diseases are now known to be of genetic origin, e.g. chromosomal anomalies, errors of metabolism, mental retardation, some types of diabetes, etc.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health BEHAVIOURAL & SOCIO-CULTURAL CONDITIONS ‘Life style’, ‘The way people live’, Reflects the whole range of social values, attitudes & activities. Composed of: cultural & behavioural patterns & lifelong personal habits like, smoking, alcoholism, etc.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health BEHAVIOURAL & SOCIO-CULTURAL CONDITIONS Lifestyles are learnt through social interaction with parents, peer groups, friends & siblings & through school & mass media. There is an association between health & lifestyle of individuals.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health BEHAVIOURAL & SOCIO-CULTURAL CONDITIONS Coronary heart disease, obesity, lung cancer, drug addiction, are associated with lifestyles. In India lack of sanitation, poor nutrition, personal hygiene, elementary human habits, customs & cultural patterns put people at risk of illnesses.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health ENVIRONMENT This is classified into ‘INTERNAL’ & ‘EXTERNAL’. ‘INTERNAL’ environment: ‘each & every component part, every tissue, organ, & organ system & their harmonious functioning within the system"


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health ENVIRONMENT ‘EXTERNAL’ environment: “all that which is external to the individual human host”. This range from- housing, water supply, psychological stress & family structure through social& economic support systems, to organization of health & social welfare services in the community.


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Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS Per capita GNP, Education, Nutrition, Employment, Housing, Political system of the country.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health HEALTH SERVICES Immunization of the children: influence incidence & prevalence of a disease, Safe water: prevent mortality & morbidity from water-borne diseases. Care of the pregnant women & children, “Primary Health Care”,


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health AGEING OF THE POPULATION By the year 2020, the world will have more than 1 (one) billion people aged 60 & over & more than two-thirds of them living in developing countries. Thereby increased prevalence of chronic diseases.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health GENDER The 1990s have witnessed an increased concentration of women’s issues. In 1993, the Global Commission on Women’s Health was established.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health GENDER The Commission drew up an agenda for action on women’s health covering nutrition, reproductive health, the health consequences of violence, ageing, lifestyle related conditions & the occupational environment.


Determinants Of Health :Determinants Of Health OTHER FACTORS Food & agriculture, Education, Industry, Social welfare, Rural development


Slide 23:Health Biological Human Rights Equality & Social Justice Gender Information & Communication Science & Technology Environmental Behavioural Communities Individuals Families Societies Socio-cultural Health System Socio-economic Determinants Of Health Ageing Of the Population


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