1.
What do you mean by social determinants of health?
Answer:
The social determinants of health (SDH) are the
non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in
which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces
and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems
include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms,
social policies and political systems.
The following list provides examples
of the social determinants of health, which can influence health equity in
positive and negative ways:
- Income and social protection
- Education
- Unemployment and job insecurity
- Working life conditions
- Food insecurity
- Housing, basic amenities and the environment
- Early childhood development
- Social inclusion and non-discrimination
- Structural conflict
- Access to affordable health services of decent quality.
2.
Could put example of materialistic and non-materialist
culture?
Answer:
Material culture refers to the physical objects,
resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. These include
homes, neighborhoods, cities, schools, churches, synagogues, temples, mosques,
offices, factories and plants, tools, means of production, goods and products,
stores, and so forth.
Non‐material culture refers to the nonphysical ideas
that people have about their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms,
morals, language, organizations, and institutions.