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.
Examples of social determinants include: 1  Availability of resources to meet daily needs, such as educational and job opportunities, living wages, or healthful foods. 2  Social norms and attitudes, such as discrimination.  Exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder, such as the presence of trash.