{"id":871,"date":"2026-03-04T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimalfitness-health.com\/?p=871"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:00:54","slug":"what-makes-us-healthy-understanding-the-social-determinants-of-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimalfitness-health.com\/?p=871","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Us Healthy? Understanding the Social Determinants of Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8PH4JYfF4Ns\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Social Determinants of Health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live and age. They have a large influence on our health. It also determines health inequities, which is the unfair and avoidable health difference between different groups of people In this video we take a look at the social determinants of health..what they are, how it impacts health and a useful framework to understand it.<\/p>\n<p>This video was created by Ranil Appuhamy<br \/>\nVoiceover &#8211; James Clark<\/p>\n<p>For more information have a look at these resources:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.who.int\/social_determinants\/en\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.who.int\/social_determinants\/thecommission\/en\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/socialdeterminants\/<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/whitehallII<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nDisclaimer:<br \/>\nThese videos are provided for educational purposes only. 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