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List some of the social factors that affects human health

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Social determinants of health are economic and social conditions that influence the health of
people and communities. These conditions are shaped by the amount of money, power, and
resources that people have, all of which are influenced by policy choices. Social determinants of health affect factors that are related to health outcomes. Factors related to health outcomes include:
- How a person develops during the first few years of life (early childhood development)
- How much education a person‘s obtains
- Being able to get and keep a job
- What kind of work a person does
- Having food or being able to get food (food security)
- Having access to health services and the quality of those services
- Housing status
- How much money a person earns
- Discrimination and social support

Titany answered the question on November 5, 2021 at 06:38

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