Concept
How do health services and individual behavior influence health?
Health Education Health 100 Version 3 / About Determinants of Health
"Access to health services and the quality of those services strongly affect health outcomes. Lack of availability, high cost, inadequate insurance, and limited language access can lead to unmet needs, delayed treatment, missed preventive services, and avoidable hospitalizations. Individual behaviors such as diet, physical activity, tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use, and hand washing also influence chronic disease and overall health."
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