Genetics is a biological factor that influences health, while religion, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are cultural factors.

Cultural relativism emphasizes that health and illness are culturally defined and vary across different cultures.

Cultural health beliefs can include beliefs about the causes of illness, the effectiveness of different treatments, and the role of diet and lifestyle in health.

Cultural factors can influence healthcare practices in various ways, including communication, treatment preferences, and access to services.

Cultural barriers to healthcare can include language barriers, lack of culturally competent providers, and stigma associated with certain illnesses.

Culture can contribute to health disparities in various ways, including by influencing health beliefs and behaviors, affecting access to healthcare services, and shaping the way healthcare providers interact with patients.

Culturally sensitive healthcare practices include using interpreters, providing culturally appropriate food options, and respecting patients' cultural beliefs and values.

Healthcare providers can improve their cultural competence by learning about different cultures, becoming proficient in a second language, and seeking out training in cultural competence.

Culture can promote health equity in various ways, including by shaping health beliefs and behaviors, influencing the development of culturally sensitive healthcare practices, and advocating for policies that address social determinants of health.

Cultural factors such as dietary patterns, physical activity levels, and smoking habits can influence the prevalence of chronic diseases.

Culture can influence the way people cope with illness by shaping their beliefs about the causes of illness, influencing their expectations about the course of illness, and affecting their preferences for treatment options.

Cultural factors such as beliefs about the effectiveness of CAM, attitudes towards CAM, and availability of CAM practitioners can influence the use of CAM.

Culture can influence the way people perceive and experience pain by shaping their beliefs about the causes of pain, influencing their expectations about the severity of pain, and affecting their coping mechanisms for pain.

Cultural factors such as stigma associated with mental illness, beliefs about the causes of mental illness, and attitudes towards seeking help for mental health problems can influence the use of mental health services.

Culture can influence the way people communicate about health by shaping the way people talk about their health problems, influencing the way people listen to health information, and affecting the way people make decisions about their health.