FOUNDATIONAL TERM
social determinants of health
健康的社会决定因素
Living conditions and the wider social forces that shape opportunities for health.
Study this concept in context
01 · Health Across Body, Mind, and Social Life
Two people with no obvious symptoms may have quite different health status. Two people with the same diagnosis may also lead very different lives. Understanding health requires us to distinguish disease, functioning, personal experience, and living conditions, then examine how they interact.
89 · Health inequalities, resources and access to care
The same health advice can offer very different practical opportunities under different housing, income, work, and care conditions. This lesson turns social differences into analyzable pathways, measures, and service questions while separating population evidence from individual judgments.
Sources
- WHO Constitution
- WHO: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
- WHO: Mental health
- WHO: Social determinants of health
- WHO: Rehabilitation
- WHO: Ageing and health
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.