4. Social risk factors
- Psychosocial factors – especially associated with CVD
- Stress
- Hostility
- Depression
- Hopelessness
- Adverse childhood experiences
- Socioeconomic factors
- Poor socioeconomic status/economic disadvantage
- Distribution of income is a key determinant in population health
- Large gap between rich and poor people ruins social cohesion
- Poor socioeconomic status/economic disadvantage