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What are some of the environmental factors that affect the health status of people? Include at least two access (to health services) related factors and two non-access (to health services) related factors.

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This solution provides a broad outline of some of the environmental factors that affect people's health status. Included is a discussion of lifestyle, and poverty in increasing risk factors. Additionally, this solution includes one reference source for further research of the topic.

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Some possible factors that affect the health status of people now are that people are living longer. In turn, there are developmental stages and needs of older adults and patient care skills for long-term care that we must consider. A person's individual lifestyle can greatly affect their health status. For example, if they are routinely buckling ...

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