This paper will require you to draw on your personal experience in relation to the Social Determinants of Health. You will be required to think critically in relation to your lived experience, and the concepts of Social Determinants of Health covered in the course. You will be required to answer the following:
How has your own experience with the social determinants of health influenced your well-being or the well-being of a someone close to you. What was the impact of this? How did you cope? How might this impact your work as an SSW?
Select and explain two social determinants of health. Explain the intersection between both determinants.
What social conditions impact your community? What does your community include? What does it not? How might this influence health outcomes in your community?
How can the social determinants of health influence the work of a Social Service Worker? Provide an example of how you would incorporate knowledge of Social Determinants of Health in practice.
