Think about the following question: How does where you live impact how you live—and how you become sick?
Mrs. X is an inactive, overweight white female in her late 50s. She was born and raised in Georgia in a low-income family and was recently diagnosed with diabetes.
Y is a five-year-old located in sub-Saharan Africa. This year has been particularly wet, hot, and humid, and Y has just contracted malaria. Malaria is preventable and treatable, but Y’s family can’t afford the treatment.
Consider the social and behavioral determinants and disparities present in these scenarios and the impact they have. Then, in your initial post, address the following:
If you could change one aspect of the above biographies, what would it be, and what impact would it have?