POLITICAL - This factor pertains to the power and authority to regulate the environment
Examples:
n Safety
n Oppression
n People empowerment
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM - One component of this factor is the primary health care which is a partnership approach
Goal: Effective provision of health services that are community-based and accessible
Components:
n Promotive
n Preventive
n Curative
n Rehabilitative
BEHAVIORAL
Components
n Culture
n Habits
n Ethnic customs
Examples
n Smoking
n Intake of alcoholic drinks
n Substance abuse
n Lack of exercise
SOCIOECONOMIC INFLUENCES
Components
n Employment
n Education
n Housing
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
Components
n Air
n Food
n Water waste
n Urban/rural noise
n Radiation
n Pollution
HEREDITY
Components
n Genetic endowment
n Defects
n Strengths
n Risks:
§ Familial
§ Ethnic
§ Racial
