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Importance of Social and Cultural In order to be an effective CHE provider you must understand: a. The ways people think about health and illness, b. Individual behaviors influence health. and habits that Importance of Social and Cultural In order to be an effective CHE provider you must unde...

Importance of Social and Cultural In order to be an effective CHE provider you must understand: a. The ways people think about health and illness, b. Individual behaviors influence health. and habits that Importance of Social and Cultural In order to be an effective CHE provider you must understand: c. How you and your actions are perceived by the community where you work. d. How culture interacts with environment, economy and politics to affect health. What is Culture • It is a system of thoughts & behaviors shared by a group of people. • Our cultural backgrounds have tremendous impact on our lives. Varies from local group to other group. Is valued for itself. Social and Culture Factors Factors that make differences between groups of people in given society: • Education, • Income & occupation, • Ethnicity & race, • Religion, • Geographic region. Social Factors • Many cultures can be within one society. Social Factors All humans share the need for: • Food. • Clothing. • Shelter. • Nonviolence/social justice. • Access to these factors. How Social& Cultural Factors Related to Health & Illness Social scientist designate a difference between disease and illness: ØIllness is the personal, social & cultural influences on impairment or pathology. ØThe framework that focuses on illness is called the sociocultural model. The Sociocultural Model Social and cultural factors interact with biology to impact health. And they determines: – A persons experiences and definition of health and illness, Access to health care. – Response to disease, pain and disability. – Experience of pain and health, Health outcomes. – Treatment expectations and options.END Health Beliefs and Practices • Any health intervention for community members must be compatible with the local beliefs and practices. Health Beliefs and Practices • Health educator should: § Understand the beliefs and customs of a community and differences between groups of people. § know the cultural biases for patients, practitioners power.END and health officials in Definition of Politics • It refers to the process by which laws are made and modified to affect the outcome of the decision –making process including health. • It involves decision making. What are Policy-makers trying to Do in health sector? • Assure access to medical care. • Control the rate of growth of expenditures for medical care. • Protect and improve health of the population. • Achieve efficient use of health care resources. Economics ØIt deal with the human relationship in the specific context of production, distribution, consumption, ownership of resources, goods and services. ØEconomics and sociology overlapping in many areas. Economics • Economic and social drivers such as income, education and social connectedness have a direct effects on health. • Socio-economic determinants interact to influence health. strongly Economics ØThe improvement in any of these factors produces an improvement in both health behaviors and outcomes among individuals and/or groups or community .