Determinants of Health

Determinants of Health Examples of Positive Influence on my Examples of Negative Influence on my

Health Health

Individual Knowledge and 1. Having a understanding of 1. Not being able to seek care
Factors- are Skills a certain issue when needed
those factors 2. Individuals can make 2.Poor health literacy
unique to each informed decisions 3.Poor decision making
person that can 3. Lead to personal growth
determine their
level of health Attitudes 1. 1.Can lead to Chronic stress
2. 2.Traumatic past (PTSD)
3. 3.Lack of positive attitudes to
improve their health

Genetics 1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.

Sociocultural Family 1.
Factors – relate 2.
to society in which 3.
we live and the
cultural practice
and expectations Peers
that exist within
the community
Media

Religion

Culture

Socioeconomic Education
Factors-
Relates to a
persons level of Employment
income, education
and employment
Income

Environmental Geographic
Factors- Location
Are those things Access to Health
present in the Services
environment in
which people live Access to Being in a rural area may Being in a rural area and not
and work that can Technology having access to technology may
affect their health cause someone to not have any
in a positive or access to health serices
negative way