Health determinant

Health determinants are influencing factors that affect the health of the population.

Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991) speak of “4 levels of health influence”. These are:

• the behavior and lifestyle of the individual,
• the support and influence of the individual's social environment, which can be beneficial or hindering,
• living and working conditions and access to facilities and services,
• the economic , cultural and physical environmental conditions, such as the standard of living or the labor market.

The health determinants can be changed and can represent starting points for health promotion .

See also

• Risk factor (medicine)
• Risk factor (socialization)
• Protection factor

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• Dahlgren, G., M. Whitehead (1991): Policies and strategies to promote social equity in health . Stockholm: Institute for Future Studies.
• Matthias Richter, Klaus Hurrelmann. Determinants of health. In: Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) (Hrsg.): Key terms for health promotion and prevention. Glossary of concepts, strategies and methods, Cologne. 2018. 10.17623 / BZGA: 224 i008-1.0