What are health determinants?
Health determinants are ‘building blocks of health’, the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work and age that impact our health. A society where everyone can thrive needs all the right building blocks in place. The blocks include good education, quality housing, stable jobs, good pay. But for too many of our communities the blocks are missing or are inadequate. The HDRC will help us learn how to fix the gaps.
Wider determinants of health
Many factors affect health and wellbeing in our daily lives. Our health is impacted by the environment we live in, the economy and our social relationships. These are what we call wider determinants of health.
Wider factors affecting health and wellbeing include:
- air and water pollution
- food security and diet
- housing and homelessness
- access to green and blue space
- income
- employment and working conditions
- transport methods
- social inclusion
- climate change