The Importance, Aspects and Determinants of Health
The Importance, Aspects and Determinants of Health
The Importance, Aspects and Determinants of Health
Aspects and
Determinants of
Health
IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH
• WHAT IS HEALTH?
- According to World Health Organization (WHO), health
refers to a state of complete Physical, Mental, and social
well-being, not merely the absense of disease of infirmity.
“HEALTH IS WEALTH”
SEX
-refers to being naturally, biologically and physically by birth male or female
GENDER
-refers to the sexual orientation that widely covers gender roles in being
GENDER ROLE
-refers to the se of behavioural functions that a person in a specific gender
wishes to perform in life
-it is concerned with human resource development
GENDERED RULES
-effect the health system’s practices and priorities as many health issues are a
function of gender-based social status or roles
The sex and gender roles contributes to the general societal
health condition when health care system of the country is
institutionally in place, wholesomely planed, and sufficiently
budgeted.
3. INCOME
The higher the income a person has, the greater the chance of
supporting his/her own medical needs
4. OCCUPATION
Nature of tasks
White collar- heavy of mental exercise jobs
Blue collar- heavy of physical exertion jobs
7. CULTURE, TRADITION AND INDIGENOUS PRACTICE
6. HEALTH SERVICES
Health services refer to policies, programs, and activities of
the government and private institutions that anchored to
maintaining and promoting quality health, treatment of
diseases and rehabilitation or post-ailment activities like
improving nutrition status and vaccination of patients