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OVERVIEW. As Canada's Health care system is making initiatives towards primary health care it is becoming more evident that the determinants of health play a vital role in nursing care. The health determinants go beyond looking at the health of an individual and encourages nurses to look at other
 
                
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1. HEALTH DETERMINANTS:
An Intricate Web
Created By:
Barbara Carr-Harris
Selena Sumal 
2. OVERVIEW 	As Canada's Health care system is making initiatives towards primary  health care it is becoming more evident that the determinants of health play a vital role in nursing care. The health determinants go beyond looking at the health of an individual and encourages nurses to look at other aspects that affect a persons overall health and well-being . By incorporating the health determinants in nursing assessments, patients are receiving holistic care and are being directed towards personally appropriate resources within the community. The health determinants are a complex network or web of interchangeable variables that facilitate depiction  of the health of an individual or a population. (Health Canada, 2003). Health Canada has identified the following indicators as key determinants of health: 
		Income and Social Status		Social Support Networks
		Education and Literacy 		Employment/ Working Conditions
		Social Environments		Physical Environments
		Healthy Child Development		Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills
		Gender				Culture 
 
3. THE INTRICATE WEB