A service was held at Notre Dame Cathedral and hundreds of people congregated at the Place de la Republique. France held a two-minute silence at midday on Monday (11am GMT). People gather for a national service for the victims of the terror attack at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Photo: AP.
Determinants account, in some measure, for the underlying rates of disease in a population, while variations in these rates are explained by risk factors. The social determinants of health include socioeconomic circumstances, social structure and function, and cultural factors.
We refer to these factors collectively as the âsocial determinants of health.â This report (first in a series) focuses particularly on the âsocial environment,â defined as the combination of social and cultural institutions, norms, patterns, beliefs, and processes that influence the life of an individu-al or community.n addition, a series of recommenda-tions introduce ways to move forward in realizing our vision of âHealthy people in healthy communities.â How Do Social Determinants Affect Health Social determinants play a crucial role in the health of each individual in Los Angeles County as well as col-lectively in our community.