Social and Epidemiological Assessment

Health Behavior
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Health Behavior
Social assessment entails the subjective information that is used to identify how significant health problems affect people. Indeed, it also focuses on the impact that a particular solution will have on the affected population. On the contrary, epidemiological assessment refers to the analysis of the distribution of a specific health problem. For example, it answers the where, when, and who of the issue. The paper compares social to the epidemiological assessment.
Social assessment involves the process of determining problems that affect the well-being of humans. In particular, it enables health professionals to know the possible causes of various issues and how they might be related to other problems. For instance, violence might emanate from cultural differences, the lack of social support, and high levels of stress. In this case, the affected individuals must address the causes of their health issues before solving the bigger problem. Through social assessment, nurses uncover the reason why patients have specific health problems, which facilitate quality care and faster recovery.
In contrast, epidemiological assessment determines how a problem affects a particular group of people and shows how it spreads. Some of the most signif...