INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS ON HEALTH

Abstract

This thesis examines the factors of social, environmental and cultural areas of our lives and how they influence what we eat and our health. These three areas can not be separated easily when trying to determine why some people are healthier than others within the same neighborhood, or family, or why it seems that other people in different countries are healthier than we are in America when we have so many health advantages and medical assistance. In an effort to determine how best to educate people about nutritious food and healthy lifestyles, health educators and experts have to look at all three factors to create a successful intervention. We are in serious need of avenues to fight obesity in our country and others as obesity will eventually affects one’s health.