Principles of Health Behaviour Assignment 2022

Running head: PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOUR 1
Principles of health behaviour
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PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOUR
How have determinants of health played a role in cardiovascular issue
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be termed as one of the leading causes of death
(Gottlieb et al. 2017). Despite the significant advancement, there remains existence of
inequalities that can impair the health outcome of the targeted population. As stated by
Comín et al. (2016), social determinants of health are seen to play major role in influencing
the incidents related to CVD. The social determinant of health is seen to reflect the impact in
regards to social environment on the targeted population.
 Human and Biological Determinant: As stated by Lum et al. (2016) ethnic structure
can carry the risk of heart disease within a common group of individuals as they all
are subjected to similar eating and lifestyle habits that contribute to CVD
 Behavioral Determinant: The countries with high amount of smoker and alcohol
consumers are often predisposed to events of CVD. Similarly, use of illicit drugs acts
as a major reason for CVD that can be controlled by modifying human behaviour
 Psychological Determinant: Stress is often linked with high rates of mortality due to
CVD. Similarly, depression can lead to CVD as both of them are positively correlated
to one another (Jennings, Larson & Yun, 2016).
 Socio-economic Determinant: Is the prime health determinant that decides the
outcome of CVD. Often due to lack of social security or financial support people tend
to suffer due to lack of care and eventually die.
How health determinants affect targeted population
One of the leading problem in Kansas City is social determinant of health. Based on
the statistics, it can be clearly seen that one out of every 6 individuals is seen to suffer from
food insecurity. This, food insecurity highlights the socio-economic gap currently existing in
the community. As supported by Gottlieb et al. (2017), lack of proper nutrition often acts as a