The social environment refers to an individual’s physical surroundings, community resources and social relationships.
The physical environment may include such things as housing, facilities for education and health care, workplaces and open space for recreation.
Community resources include community structures (e.g. political governance) and organisations, knowledge and support within the community.
Social relationships are the interactions between various individuals or groups.
The social environment is recognised as a key factor influencing an individual’s health and better social environments are associated with a range of positive health outcomes including improve child development and reduced risk taking behaviour amongst adolescents.
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