Introduction
Healthcare is a broad domain that requires proper planning and resource mobilization to guarantee the successful realization of various objectives that characterize its dispensation in the contemporary world. In most cases, professionals in the healthcare sector are involved in initiatives that improve services to the communities that they serve. The agency under consideration works to alleviate the states of individuals affected by the HIV-AIDS scourge in Canada (CDC, 2010).
Description of the Issue
The agency is largely concerned with the provision of solutions for HIV-AIDS and all opportunistic diseases associated with the condition. Besides HIV-AIDS, the agency targets infections such as viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The extreme nature of the HIV scourge has necessitated the establishment of programs that reflect a critical and urgent intervention strategy (CDCP, 2009).
Efforts to Address the Issue and the Social Determinants of the Response
Numerous efforts have been implemented to counter the effects of HIV-AIDS as well as opportunistic illnesses that affect people who suffer from it. The agency has initiated efforts that undertake to demystify the sequential propagation of viral infections to ensure that people are holistically empowered on preventive and curative regimes. Social determinants of the agency’s response include the need to reduce the overall effects of disease on the population and halt the destructive manifestation of the disease cycle in contemporary societies (Lancaster & Stanhope, 2015).
The Ramifications of Not Considering Social Determinants in Program Development Process
The failure to consider the recurrent social factors would affect the initiation and implementation of the program. The social determinants are important in the program development process because they create an impression of all urgent issues and the best approach to their resolution. The determinants also guide the appraisal process that seeks to determine the scope and extent of success in achieving the objectives of the program (Pfizer & Mayer, 2009).
References
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2010). Establishing a holistic framework to
reduce inequities in HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis in the United States [White paper]. Retrieved from <http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/docs/SDH-White-Paper-2010.pdf>
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009). Addressing Social Determinants of Health:
Accelerating the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB. External Consultation Meeting Report. Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants>
Lancaster, J & Stanhope, M. (2015). Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care
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Pfizer, H. F. & Mayer, K. (2009). HIV prevention: A comprehensive approach. London:
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