Social Determinants of Health: Impact of Housing and Basic Amenities

This presentation explores the impact of housing and basic amenities on social determinants of health. It discusses how these factors affect the health and wellbeing of people, and how they are connected to physical causes such as community, macroeconomic and civic policies, governments, schooling, income, society, race, and more. The presentation also includes artefacts related to basic amenities, homelessness due to poverty, and housing as a social determinant of health and wellbeing.

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Introduction
Theꢀ SDHꢀ isꢀ referringꢀ asꢀ non-medicalꢀ issueꢀ thatꢀ usuallyꢀ influenceꢀ theꢀ fitnessꢀ
outcome.ꢀ Itꢀ isꢀ situationꢀ orꢀ disorderꢀ inꢀ whichꢀ
personsꢀareꢀborn,ꢀgrow,ꢀworkꢀandꢀliveꢀthatꢀshowꢀbroaderꢀsetꢀofꢀservicesꢀandꢀshowin
gꢀsystemꢀthatꢀusuallyꢀshapeꢀtheꢀdisorderꢀofꢀ
dailyꢀ life.ꢀ Theseꢀ forceꢀ andꢀ schemeꢀ includeꢀ economicꢀ policiesꢀ andꢀ showꢀ theꢀ
system,ꢀ expansionꢀ agendas,ꢀ commonꢀ averagesꢀ
andꢀ socialꢀ policiesꢀ andꢀ politicalꢀ systemꢀ (Abbott,ꢀ andꢀ Meerabeau,ꢀ 2020).ꢀ Theꢀ SDHꢀ
workꢀ asꢀ essentialꢀ factorꢀ thatꢀ influenceꢀ
healthꢀ inequalitiesꢀ thatꢀ isꢀ partialꢀ andꢀ preventableꢀ differenceꢀ inꢀ theꢀ currentꢀ
healthꢀ statusꢀ whichꢀ hasꢀ beenꢀ seenꢀ withinꢀ andꢀ
betweenꢀcountries.ꢀInꢀaddition,ꢀtheꢀsocialꢀdeterminantꢀofꢀhealthꢀincludesꢀlevelꢀofꢀinco
me,ꢀhealthꢀandꢀillnessꢀthatꢀfollowꢀsocialꢀ
gradient.ꢀAsꢀperꢀthis,ꢀsubordinateꢀtheꢀsocioeconomicꢀpositionꢀisꢀdirectlyꢀproportionalꢀtoꢀtheꢀhealthꢀconditionꢀwhichꢀisꢀworse.ꢀ
Thereꢀareꢀsomeꢀofꢀtheꢀexampleꢀwhichꢀisꢀwellꢀassociatedꢀwithꢀsocialꢀdeterminantꢀofꢀ
healthꢀthatꢀcanꢀimpactꢀtheꢀhealthꢀequityꢀinꢀ
constructiveꢀ andꢀ undesirableꢀ ways.ꢀ Suchꢀ asꢀ incomeꢀ andꢀ socialꢀ protection,ꢀ
education,ꢀ unemploymentꢀ andꢀ jobꢀ uncertainty,ꢀ
workingꢀlifeꢀcondition,ꢀfoodꢀsanctuary,ꢀhousingꢀandꢀbasicꢀamenitiesꢀandꢀtheꢀatmospher
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Your Social Determinant of Health – insert title
Artefact 1:
Basic
amenities AArrtteeffaacctt 33
Housing as
social
determina
nt of
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Homelessn
ess due to
poverty health and
wellbeing.
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Artefact 1: Basic amenities
Theꢀbasicꢀamenitiesꢀareꢀrequirementꢀofꢀeveryꢀpopulationꢀ
inꢀtheꢀUK.ꢀTheꢀbasicꢀamenitiesꢀincludeꢀshelter,ꢀfoodꢀandꢀ
soꢀ onꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ takingꢀ intoꢀ
considerationꢀ toꢀ avoidꢀ thatꢀ
housingꢀ andꢀ livingꢀ workꢀ asꢀ
amenitiesꢀ thatꢀ affectꢀ theꢀ
peopleꢀliving.ꢀWithinꢀUK,ꢀtheꢀwideꢀrang
eꢀofꢀpopulationꢀ
isꢀusuallyꢀfacingꢀissueꢀwhichꢀisꢀwellꢀrel
atedꢀwithꢀhousingꢀ
issueꢀ thatꢀ affectꢀ peopleꢀ standard.ꢀ Inꢀ
UK,ꢀ housingꢀ andꢀ
basicꢀ amenitiesꢀ isꢀ workꢀ asꢀ socialꢀ
determinantꢀ ofꢀ healthꢀ
becauseꢀofꢀprimaryꢀcauseꢀthatꢀisꢀlackꢀ
ofꢀnewꢀhousesꢀthatꢀ
beingꢀ built.ꢀ Hence,ꢀ inꢀ 1980,ꢀ whenꢀ
theꢀ councilꢀ housesꢀ
wereꢀ soldꢀ inꢀ theirꢀ millions,ꢀ publicꢀ
bodiesꢀ have,ꢀ partyꢀ
throughꢀ theꢀ termꢀ ofꢀ policiesꢀ andꢀ
moderatelyꢀ owingꢀ theꢀ
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Artefact 2: Homelessness due to poverty
Theꢀaboveꢀartefactꢀitselfꢀjustifyꢀtheꢀsta
tementꢀthatꢀdueꢀtoꢀ
lowꢀincomeꢀleadꢀtoꢀcausesꢀpovertyꢀandꢀdirectlyꢀitꢀaffectsꢀ
deficiencyꢀofꢀhousingꢀandꢀamenities.ꢀItꢀ
isꢀwellꢀestimatedꢀ
thatꢀaboutꢀ320,000ꢀpeopleꢀareꢀnowꢀho
melessꢀinꢀtheꢀUK,ꢀ
accordingꢀ toꢀ theꢀ studyꢀ andꢀ researchꢀ
placedꢀ byꢀ Shelterꢀ
publishedꢀ inꢀ Novemberꢀ 2018.ꢀ Thisꢀ
isꢀ usuallyꢀ makeꢀ
equationꢀtoꢀoneꢀofꢀ200ꢀpeopleꢀinꢀUKꢀisꢀfacingꢀtheꢀissueꢀ
ofꢀ homelessꢀ dueꢀ toꢀ povertyꢀ andꢀ
theꢀ percentageꢀ isꢀ
graduallyꢀ enhancingꢀ everyꢀ yearꢀ upꢀ
toꢀ 4ꢀ percentꢀ
(Workman,ꢀandꢀDune,ꢀ2018).ꢀTheꢀpovert
yꢀisꢀactꢀasꢀmajorꢀ
causeꢀ whichꢀ affectꢀ theꢀ peopleꢀ toꢀ
takeꢀ house.ꢀ Therefore,ꢀ
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Artefact 3: Housing as SDHW
Theꢀ partꢀ ofꢀ coverꢀ asꢀ theꢀ socialꢀ
causeꢀ ofꢀ fitnessꢀ isꢀ wellꢀ
analysedꢀbutꢀtheyꢀareꢀshowingꢀcasualꢀ
pathwaysꢀwhichꢀisꢀ
poorlyꢀ understoodꢀ thatꢀ isꢀ apartꢀ fromꢀ
directꢀ effectꢀ ofꢀ
bodilyꢀ housingꢀ defect.ꢀ Forꢀ theꢀ lowꢀ
incomeꢀ population,ꢀ
venerableꢀ householdꢀ thatꢀ theyꢀ haveꢀ
particularꢀ challengeꢀ
inꢀ whichꢀ theyꢀ createꢀ theꢀ senseꢀ
ofꢀ homeꢀ inꢀ newꢀ
occupancyꢀwhichꢀmayꢀshowsꢀtheꢀconsid
erableꢀeffectꢀforꢀ
healthꢀ andꢀ wellbeing.ꢀ Artefactꢀ alsoꢀ
referꢀ someꢀ ofꢀ theꢀ
studyꢀwhichꢀisꢀwellꢀrelatedꢀwithꢀtheseꢀtangibleꢀaspectꢀofꢀ
theꢀ coveringꢀ involvementꢀ forꢀ tenantꢀ
inꢀ theꢀ communityꢀ
andꢀ isolatedꢀ rentedꢀ sectorꢀ UK.ꢀ Theꢀ
outcomeꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ
wellꢀ analyseꢀ thatꢀ coverꢀ provisionꢀ
provision,ꢀ occupant’sꢀ
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My Narrative
Inꢀmyꢀnarration,ꢀitꢀisꢀevaluatedꢀthatꢀhousingꢀisꢀreferꢀasꢀparadigmaticꢀexampleꢀwhichꢀisꢀwellꢀassociatedꢀwithꢀsocialꢀ
determinantꢀ ofꢀ healthꢀ asꢀ theyꢀ canꢀ affectꢀ theꢀ effectsꢀ andꢀ alsoꢀ renderꢀ byꢀ
physicalꢀ causesꢀ suchꢀ asꢀ community,ꢀ
macroeconomicꢀ andꢀ civicꢀ policies,ꢀ governments,ꢀ schooling,ꢀ incomeꢀ andꢀ
society,ꢀ race,ꢀ interconnectingꢀ toꢀ shapingꢀ
theꢀfitnessꢀandꢀwellbeingꢀofꢀpeople.ꢀItꢀcanꢀbeꢀwellꢀsaidꢀinꢀmyꢀtermꢀthatꢀco
veringꢀpolicyꢀisꢀdirectlyꢀconnectedꢀwithꢀ
theꢀ healthꢀ policy.ꢀInꢀ additionꢀ toꢀ this,ꢀ theꢀ degreeꢀ toꢀ whichꢀ thatꢀ theyꢀ
showꢀ associationꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ wellꢀ unspokenꢀ andꢀ
addressedꢀ inꢀ theꢀ publicꢀ policiesꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ partialꢀ andꢀ showꢀ theꢀ extremelyꢀ
diverseꢀ crosswiseꢀ andꢀ withinꢀ countries.ꢀ
Theꢀ studyꢀ pursuesꢀ toꢀ makeꢀ theꢀ elaborationꢀ toꢀ understandꢀ theꢀ
interconnectionꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ associatedꢀ withꢀ housingꢀ
policiesꢀandꢀhealthꢀandꢀwellbeing.ꢀForꢀinstance,ꢀfromꢀtheꢀthreeꢀrealmsꢀwithꢀun
alikeꢀlevelꢀofꢀtheꢀaffluenceꢀspectrumꢀ
namedꢀsuchꢀasꢀUK,ꢀKenyaꢀandꢀSingaporeꢀ(Timmermans,ꢀandꢀKaufman,ꢀ2020).ꢀ
Asꢀ perꢀ narration,ꢀ theꢀ reviewꢀ withꢀ properꢀ comparisonꢀ areꢀ usedꢀ toꢀ madeꢀ
thatꢀ isꢀ basedꢀ onꢀ policyꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ usedꢀ forꢀ
housingꢀ withinꢀ UKꢀ thatꢀ addressꢀ asꢀ wellꢀ healthꢀ andꢀ wellbeingꢀ enlightenꢀ
theꢀ differenceꢀ whichꢀ isꢀ basedꢀ onꢀ
commonalities.ꢀWithꢀthis,ꢀtheꢀhousingꢀandꢀamenitiesꢀwithinꢀUKꢀisꢀactꢀasꢀissueꢀforꢀpeopleꢀwithꢀlowꢀincomeꢀforꢀtheꢀ
numberꢀofꢀyears.ꢀTherefore,ꢀitꢀisꢀchallengingꢀforꢀgovernmentꢀtoꢀfulfilledꢀandꢀitꢀalwaysꢀstandꢀasꢀsocialꢀdeterminantꢀofꢀ
healthꢀ(Turabian,ꢀ2020).ꢀ
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Conclusion
Asꢀ perꢀ aboveꢀ discussion,ꢀ itꢀ isꢀ wellꢀ analysingꢀ thatꢀ healthꢀ sectorꢀ isꢀ moreꢀ
usuallyꢀ focusꢀ toꢀ achieveꢀ significantꢀ strideꢀ
whichꢀ isꢀ associatedꢀ withꢀ healthierꢀ fitnessꢀ forꢀ theꢀ allꢀ inꢀ departureꢀ afterꢀ
theꢀ largerꢀ social,ꢀ economicꢀ andꢀ radicalꢀ
situationꢀthatꢀshowingꢀsocialꢀcauseꢀofꢀhealth.ꢀInspectingꢀcoveringꢀthroughꢀtheꢀle
nsꢀinꢀUKꢀwithꢀvariousꢀdemographic,ꢀ
socioeconomicꢀ andꢀ politicalꢀ settingꢀ thatꢀ showꢀ theꢀ furtherꢀ stressesꢀ thatꢀ
provideꢀ theꢀ positionꢀ ofꢀ contextualisingꢀ theꢀ
communityꢀcauseꢀofꢀhealth.ꢀUsingꢀcommonꢀjusticeꢀandꢀequityꢀlensꢀinꢀaddressingꢀwhichꢀisꢀwellꢀbasedꢀonꢀsocialꢀcauseꢀ
ofꢀhealthꢀsuchꢀasꢀcoverꢀthatꢀensureꢀthatꢀhousingꢀpoliciesꢀthatꢀspeechꢀneedsꢀ
ofꢀgreatestꢀvulnerable.ꢀInꢀaddition,ꢀthereꢀ
areꢀanꢀapproachꢀthatꢀemphasisꢀtheꢀrightꢀtoꢀhouseꢀcanꢀaddressꢀissueꢀsuchꢀasꢀ
forcedꢀevictionꢀandꢀethicalꢀjudgement.ꢀ
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