Cultural Challenges and Education as a Social Determinant of Health

Leadership in Healthcare
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Social determinants of health affect people differently and can contribute to health inequities and inequality. Education is one of the social determinants of health. Not everyone has the opportunity to receive standard or quality education and as Guma et al. (2019) reveal, education influences people’s health behaviors. Those with low levels of education are more likely to have a sedentary lifestyle and engage in excessive smoking and alcohol consumption.
At my workplace, education as a social determinant of health has affected the cultural challenges in the organization. Given that our clients are diverse, it sometimes becomes difficult to offer culturally competent care, just like the healthcare staff. Due to diversity in the literacy levels of patients, cultural challenges have risen. There is a connection between cultural competence and health literacy. Healthcare workers need to provide care that is responsive to the individuals with diverse literacy, among othe...