HEALTH AS

MULTIFACTORIAL
PHENOMENON
By: MAC PAUL V. ALARIAO, RN, MSN
HEALTH
The WHO defines health as “a
state of complete physical, mental
and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.”
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
A. POLITICAL
Involves one's leadership how/she
rules, manages and other people in
decision making.
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
A. POLITICAL
Safety – the condition of being free from
harm, injury or loss of authority or power
Oppression – unjust or cruel exercise of
authority or power
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
A. POLITICAL
Political will – determination to pursue something
which is for the interest of the majority.
Empowerment – the ability of a person to do
something- creating the circumstances where
people can use their faculties and abilities at the
maximum level in the pursuit of common goals
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
B. CULTURAL
Relating to the representation of non-physical
traits, such as values, beliefs, attitudes and
customs shared by a group of people and passed
from the generation to the next.
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B. CULTURAL
Practices – a customary action usually done to
maintain or promote health like use of anting-
anting and lucky charms.
Beliefs – a state or habit of mind wherein a group
of people place into something or a person.
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
C. HEREDITY
the genetic transmission of traits from parents
to offspring; genetically determined.
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
D. ENVIRONMENT
The sum of all the conditions and elements that
make up the surroundings and influence the
development of the individuals.
FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH
E. SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Refers to the production activities, distribution
of and consumption of goods of an individual.
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