Social Determinants Of Health Essay

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Chronic diseases are the ones that cannot be cured, but can only be controlled and are long lasting (The Centre for Managing Chronic Disease, 2011). Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, stroke and respiratory diseases are the most leading cause of mortality in the world, which represents 60% of deaths all over. Research shows that 80% of chronic disease deaths occur in low and middle income countries (World Health Organization, 2015). This paper talks about some actual and potential problems related to the disease condition of a Caucasian woman, how her health promotion could be affected by it and several harm management strategies to manage the client 's situation in the best way possible.
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Income and Social Status: If a person is having low income and not very good social status, he won 't be able to afford all those costly medications that has been prescribed to treat the chronic pain. Also, if the client has low income he would not probably think of buying fresh vegetables, fruits, and fresh meat which would affect the nutrition status and contribute to imbalanced …show more content…

The goal is to help a person to achieve a condition of complete physical, social and mental prosperity and it includes an individual having the capacity to recognize and acknowledge goals, fulfill needs and changing with the environment (SlideShare, 2015). In this scenario, client 's health can be improved by promoting healthy living (better diet, more physical activity) and educating her to make more healthier choices. By letting the client know and creating awareness about preventive health services, for example breast

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