1. What do you mean by the term Determinant? Write in your own Language.
Health is multifactorial. The factors that influence health lie
within the
individual and
externally in the society in which he or she lives. These factors
interacts and these interactions maybe
health promoting or
deleterious. So,
Determinants of
health means these
factors, on which
Health's condition is
depended or
that influences health status.2. Please Enlist the Determinants of Health.
Determinants of health falls under several broad categories :
- Policymaking
- Social Factors
- Health Services
- Individual Behavior
- Biology and Genetics.
- Physical Determinants.