Health is a multifactorial phenomenon

Answer 1

HEALTH AS A MULTIFACTORIAL PHENOMENON

FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH

A. POLITICAL

Involves one's leadership how/she rules, manages and other people in decision making.

1. Safety

- the condition of being free from harm, injury or loss of authority or power

2. Oppression

- unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power

3. Political will

- determination to pursue something which is for the interest of the

majority.

4. Empowerment

- the ability of a person to do something

- creating the circumstances where people can use their faculties and

abilities at the maximum level in the pursuit of common goals

B. CULTURAL

- relating to the representation of non-physical traits, such as values, beliefs, attitudes and customs shared by a group of people and passed from the generation to the next.

1. Practices

- a customary action usually done to maintain or promote health like use

of anting-anting and lucky charms.

2. Beliefs

- a state or habit of mind wherein a group of people place into something

or a person.

C. HEREDITY

- the genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring; genetically

determined.

D. ENVIRONMENT

- the sum of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings

and influence the development of the individuals.

E. SOCIO-ECONOMIC

- refers to the production activities, distribution of and consumption of goods

of an individual.

Answer 2

Health has many factors because there is not single process or reaction that keeps the human body healthy. Diet, exercise, stress relief and many other factors are all essential to good health.