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Health status and healthcare vary among individuals and groups of people within the same community. Differences in health status among groups within a community are most often related to economic status, race and ethnicity, gender, education, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation . Although genes, behavior, and medical care play a role in how well we feel and how long we live, the social conditions in which we are born, live, and work have the most significant impact on health and longevity. Similarly, the way we organize our communities, the “social structure,” affects how we feel about ourselves and the role we play in the society. These social conditions that impact an individual’s health status are known collectively as the social determinants of health, and they include the human and social capital as well as opportunities for equality in individual development and participation in community life.