Social Determinants of Health
Jarrah
Brailey:
Year
11
Assessment
1
–
Better
Health
for
individuals
and
People
often
have
varying
perceptions
of
health
and
physical
activity
based
on
their
social
circumstances
both
past
and
present,
as
well
as
their
ways
of
interpreting,
interrelating
and
interacting
with
the
sociocultural
and
economic
determinants
of
their
environment;
therefore
limiting
their
opportunity
to
improve
their
health.
Sociocultural
determinants
of
health
relates
to
the
society
in
which
people
live
and
cultural
practices
and
expectations
demonstrated
by
the
media,
culture,
religion,
families
and
peers
in
their
community.
The
media
can
often
have
both
a
positive
and
negative
influence
on
one’s
perception
of
their
health
by
repeatedly
generating
images
that
often
glamourize
negative
health
behaviors
and
trends,
e.g.
anorexia,
drinking
amongst
the
youth,
advertising
fast
food
outlets,
body
image,
etc.
Although
at
the
same
time
the
media
displays
the
importance
of
fitness
and
physical
activity
as
well
as
promoting
healthy
habits,
e.g.
exercising,
eating
balanced
diets
and
easier
ways
to
quit
smoking.
Culture
can
also
be
an
influencing
factor
of
how
people
interpret
the
meaning
of
health;
this
could
be
a
national
culture...