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Individual: Genetic Predisposition to Diabetes
Household: Limited Access to Nutritious Food
Community: Absence of Safe Exercise Spaces
National: Insufficient Funding for Healthcare Infrastructure
International: Drawbacks in Trade Agreements

Title: “Navigating Health Challenges: My Fictitious Story”

My family had a hereditary propensity for diabetes, so I had to watch what I ate and how I lived my life growing up. However, maintaining a balanced diet was difficult in a home where access to nutrient-dense food was restricted, which resulted in additional health issues. Furthermore, there were few secure places to work out in our town, which made it challenging to maintain a healthy weight and participate in physical activity. Because funding for healthcare infrastructure is typically lacking, essential services are either unavailable or offered poorly, exacerbating health inequities at the national level.  Unfavorable trade agreements further increased the disparity in access to high-quality treatment by affecting the accessibility and cost of healthcare resources. In order to improve general well-being and fairness in health outcomes, these interrelated aspects highlighted the need to address social and biological determinants of health at all levels.

Truthfully, I am exposed to a wide range of social and biological inequalities in my work as a healthcare professional, and I find it depressing to see how common diseases like diabetes are among our patients who struggle with different issues. In my personal experiences, these differences have become all too regular, demonstrating the intricate interplay that shapes health outcomes between biological and social causes. To tackle health inequalities, which range from the restricted availability of nutritious food alternatives to structural obstacles hindering people’ access to appropriate medical treatment, a

 thorough understanding of the biological and social factors influencing public health is crucial.

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Introduction 

Social determinants of health are environmental conditions that affect a person’s quality of life. The wide range of health functions with the greatest risk factors and impact are a person’s age, where they live, learn, play, work, and worship. The determinants of health may be classified as matters in behavioral, psychosocial, biological, socioeconomic or social in nature. Examples of the five determinants recognized by scientist includes:    

• Genes and biology: age and sex 
• Health behaviors: smoking, alcohol use, unprotected sex, and drug use/needle injection 
• Social environment or social characteristics: gender, discrimination, and income  
• Physical environment or total ecology: crowding conditions and where a person lives 
• Health services or medical care: uninsured or not insured and lack of access to quality health care  

Other factors that could be included are child development, culture, and social status. The precise contribution of each determinant studies remains ongoing. Below you can see an illustration of determinants in a chart, followed by parrel description of social and biological determinants.    

Individual 

Household 

Community 

National 

International 

Age 

Income   

Education  

Unemployment  

International Law 

A young widow with three children (AGE), relies on survivors’ benefits following the fatal car accident of her husband. (INCOME). Due to the young mother’s situation, she was forced to move closer to family for emotional and financial support. The struggle of raising children can be difficult for any person who lost a spouse. The struggle becomes double when they have children to raise alone. Despite her loss this young mother would like to finish her BSN Nursing Program. (EDUCATION). She understands the urgency of getting to work and raising her three children. (UNEMPLOYMENT). Where you are born or live should not determine your future, but for many people, inequality keeps a lot of people from reaching their full potential. The fundamental unfairness and dangers of highly unequal societies must help more people enjoy the freedom to live a full and healthy life. (INTERNATIONAL LAW).  

In conclusion, recognizing the impact of social and biological determinants can have far-reaching implications for the way society makes decisions and develop policy, this will challenge the values and principles on which institutions are built and progress is measured.