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The Social determinants of health are the conditions that individuals are born, grow, age, work and live plus the forces and the systems that shape the terms of the daily life. They can be classified as the social and the economic conditions including their distributions among the global populations. They are the health promoting factors that are found in the living situation of the individuals like the wealth, power, and the income but not the risk factors that influence the risk for the diseases. The primary factors that shape the health of the individuals globally are not only the ...

Cost, quality, and access to United States health sector are continuing to pose problems to the delivery of health services (Mcglynn et al., 2003). Cost refers to the total expenditure of production of health services that is the money the health sector spends to care for the various patients. It includes machine cost, technologist fee and the cost of any other equipment associated with the provision of medical services. Quality in health care involves getting the correct care to the right patient at the right time. Quality care often means safer care for the various patients who seek medical ...

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Abstract Researchers have long been exploring the various factors that affect the health condition of individuals and/or groups. They have reported the key factors that seemingly determine health outcomes for vulnerable populations, namely, socioeconomic status (e.g. income, education, and occupation), cultural practices, and social services (e.g. housing, medical care). These so-called social determinants of health largely contribute to health disparities. Health policy has also been reported to significantly influence the health condition of vulnerable population. For instance, in the U.S., health policy is more focused on 'cure' than 'prevention', which, in consequence, channels bulk of the resources toward clinical ...

Race has played a critical role in determining the current situation of the citizens in the United States. According to California Newsreel (2003), a film focusing on racial matters and the living standards of the US inhabitants before and after the World Wars describes the situation. There was a massive immigration from southern and eastern Europe during the early 20th Century, which brought Hebrews, Greeks, Italians and other ethnics to America. Naturalization Act required one to be ‘white’ to be granted citizenship. After the World War II, some races such as the Jews and other European groups fared better ( ...