Social Determinants of Health and Family Health Assessment Report

This report analyzes the social determinants of health (SDOH) influencing a family's well-being, based on an assessment of their socioeconomic status, education, physical environment, employment, social support, culture, health services access, and gender considerations. The report details th...Read More

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Social Determinants of Health
The state in which an individual is cultivate, work, live and born with age
discrepancies are referred to as SDOH. The states or conditions are molded by the
dissemination of resources, authority, supremacy and money at local, national and
international level. The SDOH are usually the reason for health injustices i.e., the unjust and
avertible differences in health status noticed among the nations (WHO, 2019).
Social Determinants of Health affect the Health Status
According to the WHO, social and physical, economic environment, and individuals’
unique characteristics or behavior are the determinants of health status. Following are the
social determinants of health that affect the health status of the family:
Socioeconomic Status. High levels of salaries and upper-class status in society are
interrelated with healthier lives. The differences in health have their roots in the gap present
between rich and poor people.
Education. Health status is also determined by the level of education. Low level of
education is connected with stress, low self-esteem and poor health.
Physical environment. The physical environment is also countable in determining
health status; clean air, purified water, healthy workstations, secure communities, clean roads,
and safe homes are associated with good health.
Working Conditions and Employment. Employed report themselves healthier in
comparison with unemployed, specifically those having control over their job circumstances.
Social Support System or network. Social support is worthy of determining health.
People having more support from peers, family and communities are linked with better
health.
Culture. Health is also affected by customs, heritage, and beliefs of the community or
families.

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Coping skills and personal behaviors. Health is also influenced by the way people eat
and maintain their lives. People having a balanced diet and keep themselves active are linked
with better health. Other factors like drinking, smoking, challenges, and how people deal with
life stresses are also linked with health.
Health services. Health is also determined by the use and access of facilities and
services that inhibit and manage diseases.
Gender. Male and female, both of them suffers from various kinds of diseases at
different ages (Magnan, 2017).
Impact of SDOH in the Assessed Family
Table 1
The impact of SDOH is explained below:
SDOH Impact on the assessed family
Income and social status The family belonged to an upper-class residence and earn
handsome income; therefore, members of the family are
enjoying good health.
Education Members of the family were educated, due to this reason
they have high self-confidence, less stress, and good health.
Physical environment The family has their home in a well-developed town so they
have all kind of facilities there like clean roads, fresh air,
and purified water. This helps them to maintain their health.
Employed and working
condition
The family has their industries with a good sanitary system.
This condition also has a beneficial impact on the family’s
health.
Social support networks They have strong internal and external networks. The family
bond was rich with a loving condition. The support from

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family and friends was linked with positive outcomes of
health.
Culture The family was the representatives of Punjabi culture, a
culture full of varieties, colors, support and care for each
other. The sense of belongingness leads to positive
consequences that are also helpful.
Health services Members of the family have easy access to health services.
They follow the doctor’s recommendation and visit the
doctor for a routine check-up. This facility aids them to keep
themselves healthy.
Gender The grand male member of the family was having issues
with health-related to age, the elder male and female was
not having any kind of serious issue with their health.
However, male and female children were having weight
issues as well as the eyesight problem.
Why these factors are prevalent in the assessed family?
According to WHO, high income and status is related to wellbeing, educated people
have high level of self-confidence and coping with stressful situation, clean and hygienic
environment is related to good health, employed people with good working station are
supposed to have better health, the sense of belonging also enhance wellbeing, the facilities
and access to health services also associated with good health, and both male and female have
different health issues, moreover the children of the family have eyesight issue and weight
issue due to poor self-management and poor diet, due to all these facts explained by WHO,
these factors are prevalent in the assessed family.

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Age-appropriate Screenings
For older-adult screening through case findings in primary care would be best as
older-adults are at a high chance of depression, chronic diseases, and other risk factors- if the
problem is detected at its lower level it will be safer and control of the situation will be easy.
As the adults of the family do not have any serious health issue screening for primary care
and routine check-up will be applicable and helpful (Sazlina, 2015). For the female child
experiencing high weight, screening for obesity will be helpful and for this purpose, BMI can
be used, screening for obesity is for children of age 6 or older (Grossman, Bibbins-Domnigo,
Curry, Barry, Davidson & Landefeld, 2017).
As the male child is experiencing less weight, BMI tests can also be run on him to
assess any under-weight issue. As both children facing eyesight problem, eyesight screening
will be helpful as in this era eyesight problem is becoming a basic issue for children (Ciner,
Schmidt, Orel-bixler, Dobson, Maguire, Cyert & Schultz, 1998).
Nutrient Profile Model
The nutrient profile model is a model used to examine the level of nutrients and
nutritional quality of food. This model will be helpful to make a proper diet plan for the
family. It will be most effective for the older-adult and children as well as the adults of the
family (Labonte, Poon, Gladanac, Ahmed, Franco-Arellano, Rayner, & Labbe, 2018).

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