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Determinants of Health

Genetic Determinant
• Genetic make-up (Heredity)/Disease
• It is permanent & can not be altered.
• Hereditarily transmission.
• No available treatment.
• Only prevention.
Environmental Determinant
• Internal environment/Micro
• External environment/Macro
• Physical
• air
• Water
• soil
• Biological-plants
• Animals
• microbes
• Social-culture
• Belifes
• Traditions
Life-style Determinant

• Economic status
• Cultaral value
• Social value
• Personal habits
• Behavioral pattern
Health determenents
• Availability and utilization
• Need based essential
• Must reach to social periphery
• equal distribution
• accessible and affordable
• Socially acceptable
• immunization
Economy and socio-economy
• Employment,housing, nutrition
• Productive work
• GNP Per-capita
• Violence
Other minor determinants
• Food & agriculture
• Education
• Science & technology
• Standard of living
• Social justice
• Equity
• human rights
• Govt Polices to raise stand of living.

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