Why Focusing on Social Determinants of Health?

Health is a basic need for human and it is directly related to social conditions people live in, grow, and work, During the last few decades parallel changes has occurred. In ۱۹۸۰s the most important problems in health were in rural areas. With the development of primary health care services in the expansion of access to the basic needs, health indicators have been improved massively. During ۸s migration from rural areas to urban areas increased because of industrialization, and the need for human power. Most of the immigrants did not have enough money or income to provide a decent life condition. They Choose to live in sub-urban areas: in which, they faced with tremendous inequalities and challenges. Their housing situation, nutrition, and other life style indices were not suitable. The low income rate perhaps leads this population to be susceptible to violence, addiction, prostitution, and other social abnormalities.

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Social Determinants