Underscores key challenge in public health

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Comment on Dr. Paul Farmer's assertion that illness is a biosocial issue, rather than simply a biological one, underscores a key challenge in public health. Traditionally, healthcare systems have largely focused on the biological aspect of illness, treating symptoms with medications or procedures and ignoring the broader social context that influences health outcomes. However, Farmer argues that social determinants of health-such as poverty, housing, education, and access to clean water-are just as important, if not more so, in determining the health of individuals and populations. For instance, a person living in poverty with limited access to healthcare may suffer from chronic diseases like hypertension or diabetes, not simply due to genetic factors, but because of the lack of resources for prevention, education, and treatment. Furthermore, the social stigma that can accompany certain diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, can exacerbate the physical impact of illness, creating additional barriers to care and healing (Farmer et al., 2006). work cited.

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