Social Determinants of Health and Role of Healthcare Professionals Case Study 2022

The social determinants of health and role of healthcare professionals

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ROLE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN IMPROVING SDOH
Table of Contents
The social- demographic characteristic for Carla......................................................................2
Social determinants of health.................................................................................................2
Key determinant of health which impact over the individuals of this case...............................2
Poor economic condition........................................................................................................2
Unemployment.......................................................................................................................3
Lack of education facilities....................................................................................................3
Dissatisfactory living standard and early marriages..............................................................3
Health promotional strategies....................................................................................................3
Role of healthcare professionals in addressing SDOH..............................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................6

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ROLE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN IMPROVING SDOH
The social- demographic characteristic for Carla
Social determinants of health
Social determinants are defined as conditions in which people live and grow, which may
directly or indirectly affect the health of the person. The education facilities, social and
economic conditions of family and neighbourhood, employment status in the area and
availability of health care services are known as major social determinants of health (WHO,
2020).
According to the case study, Carla lives in a very small coastal town which is an isolated and
rural area. In 2018, approximate 13.99% population of Australia was found as rural
population (economics, 2020). The educational situation of the Carla was not satisfactory
because she did not receive proper primary education in rural areas. The availability of
schools and quality of education is very poor in remote areas of Australia (Helen Stokes,
2020). The poor economic condition of Carla is a result of her poor educational background
and unavailability of jobs in remote areas. It was found in a survey that in 2014, 13.3%
people of Australia who belongs from rural background including 17.7% of children lives
below the poverty line (INC., 2020).
Carla got married at a very early age and had to bear the responsibility of two children
because of getting divorced. Due to migration of the people from remote areas to the city, a
very few business was available in that area. That is why Carla had to struggle in nurturing
her two children properly. Because of closure of mines and other business she could not get
sufficient money to even have a balanced diet and manage her day to day expenses.
Key determinant of health which impact over the individuals of this case
Poor economic condition because of unemployment or partial employment is the major key
determinant of health which is responsible for the poor health and social condition of the
individuals of the health including Carla, Annie and Josh. The daughter of Carla is pregnant
and developed gestational diabetes and she even did not have sufficient amount to meet her
regularly. All the persons of the case are extremely suffering from poor economic condition.
Some of the major key determinants of health are as follows: