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.
Social Factors. 1  Social determinants of health reflect the social factors and physical conditions of the environment in which people are born, live, learn, play, work, and age. Also known as social and physical determinants of health, they impact a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes.