Presentation: Social and economic determinants and environmental health
Our health is shaped by the world around us, by our income, identities, education, and occupations, but also by the air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat. These social circumstances also interact to shape one another. This presentation will discuss the intersecting and ineluctable role of a range of social, economic, and environmental factors in shaping the health of populations.
Learning Objectives
To discuss the range of exogenous factors that shape health
To discuss how different exogenous factors interact to shape each other as well as population health
To consider potential intervention levers that can improve social and environmental determinants, and therefore health