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What are social determinants of health? How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example.

USE ANY 2 OF THE BELOW WEBSITE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION

1. U.S.      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website:      http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm
2. U.S.      Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Global Health website: http://www.globalhealth.gov/index.html
3. Families      USA – Why Global Health Matters—Here and Abroad website: http://www.familiesusa.org/
4. World      Health Organization (WHO) website: http://www.who.int