Determinants+of+Health

= Determinants of Health =


 * 1) __Income and Social:__ When you have a high income level you are able to buy "better"(more fresh vegetable and fruit and less carbohydrates and fats) food for yourself, thus being able to control your type two diabetes better. When you live at or below the poverty line you might have to relay on food banks for your food.
 * 2) __Social Support Network:__ Having friend and family to support you and your lifestyle changes that you will need to make in order to control your type two diabetes. Also have people in your life to take your appointments if you need the support or just being able to talk to someone.If you didn't have the support of family and friend your life style changes might be harder to make.
 * 3) __Education and Literacy:__ Having a higher education help you in being able to support yourself ( with a better job that has a medical plan) and the extra medical cost involved with having type two diabetes. You might also be more inclined to search out other medical treatments or support groups.
 * 4) __Biology and Genetic Endowment:__ Type two diabetes runs in families, so your genetic make up will make you more likely to develop it, then people who do not have a history of type two diabetes.
 * 5) __Healthy Child Development:__ Children who grow up in a family that is able to provide healthy meals and after school activities to there children will have a less likely chance of developing type two diabetes. They have had better lifestyle up bring and therefore will be more like to achieve a high education and keep the same lifestyle that they grew up with through out there own life
 * 6) __Culture:__ If your culture background is one of the following blacks, Hispanics, American Indians and Asian-Americans are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.