OU Kenya Health Issue & Impact of Social Determinants of Health Essay Overview: This assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop your understa

OU Kenya Health Issue & Impact of Social Determinants of Health Essay Overview:

This assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop your understanding of the SDOH ( Social Determinants of Health) that are impactful to your chosen country (Kenya) and selected health issue.

Instructions:

Beginning with an introduction write a 400-500 word paper, directed towards a layperson, on the following items:

1. Describe the country and define the health issue you selected in Module I ( Country- Kenya, Health issues; Diarrheal diseases, HIV AIDS and mental and substance abuse)

2. Which of the social determinants of health are impacting your health issue? Be sure to fully describe the SDOH and connect the SDOH directly to the health issue. Describe the global health indicators you are using to identify this health issue as a priority.

Remember, you MUST include an appropriately formatted student paper title page (APA, 7th edition) and an introduction and conclusion in addition to the body of your paper.

You must include a minimum of THREE (3) references. Only one (1) reference MUST be a scholarly article. References must be less than five (5) years old (no exceptions).

References

Video:

Social Determinants of Health

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Other Documents:

https://www.paho.org/provac-toolkit/wp-content/uploads/18-Sigei-et-al.-2015.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/kenya/default.htm

Websites:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Social determinants of health: Know what affects health. https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm

HealthyPeople.gov (2020). Social determinants of health. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health

World Health Organization. (2020). Social determinants of health. https://www.who.int/social_determinants/sdh_definition/en/