Which exemplify determinants of health? (Select all that apply.)
A) Living in a community with clean, fluoridated water
B) Having a death rate of 500 per 100,000 population
C) Living in neighborhood with a high crime rate
D) Smoking two packs of cigarettes per day
E) Having an infant mortality rate of 95 deaths per 1,000 live births
Ans: A, C, D
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Determinants of health are factors that affect outcomes of health status, such as physical environment (living in a community with clean, fluoridated water), social environment (living in a neighborhood with a high crime rate), health behaviors (smoking two packs of cigarettes per day), and individual health, as well as broader factors such as access to health services and overall health policies and interventions. Mortality rates are indicators of health, not determinants of health.
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