Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Part One Life chances
- Part Two Lifestyle challenges
- Part Three Social and community networks
- Part Four Employment and housing
- Part Five Supporting people at the edge of the community
- Part Six The socio-political environment
- Conclusion
- Index
Part One - Life chances
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2022
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Part One Life chances
- Part Two Lifestyle challenges
- Part Three Social and community networks
- Part Four Employment and housing
- Part Five Supporting people at the edge of the community
- Part Six The socio-political environment
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
The interconnectedness and interdependence of socio-economic, cultural, environmental, living and working conditions, social and community networks, and lifestyle choices contribute to a person’s health and well-being. Social and health strategies, in the community, clearly need to focus on individual needs and vulnerabilities. As indicated in the ‘rainbow’ model of social determinants of health, age, sex and constitutional factors should be at the centre of these considerations. This section on ‘Life chances’ offers an introduction to some of the key biological, psychological and social drivers that lead to social exclusion in some disadvantaged people, necessitating support from outside the family and involving statutory and voluntary agencies, as reviewed in subsequent sections of this book.
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- Social Determinants of HealthAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Inequality and Wellbeing, pp. 1 - 2Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2017