Identify one social determinant of health (SDOH) affecting the subpopulation described in part A. 1. Explain how this SDOH is affecting the subpopulation described in part A. Your explanation should address the following questions and be supported with local, state, or national data: • What is the biggest contributor to disease (morbidity) and premature death (mortality) in the community?

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The Social Determinant of Health which has the greatest impact of 25–34-year-old males
living in Westminster who are at risk for an opioid overdose is economic stability.
B1. SUBPOPULATION IMPACT
Per the map found on the Carroll County Sheriff’s office website, many of the overdoses
reported occurred in the areas of Westminster comprised primarily of lower income housing. Not
having the financial resources to provide for yourself or your family can have a detrimental
impact on the health and well-being of any individual. Living with economic instability can
cause an individual to feel hopeless and desperate leading to poor decisions with negative
consequences. In 2017, the largest contributors to morbidity and mortality in Maryland in 2017
were heart disease and drug overdose, respectively. Heart disease contributed to 11,653 deaths
and drug overdose caused 2,227 deaths (Stats of the State of Maryland, 2019).
A controversial issue that affected the community of Westminster in 2021 was the plead
for help from Carroll Hospital, Carroll County Health Department, Carroll County department of
Public Safety and Carroll County Fire/EMS to the community to properly utilize emergency
services to alleviate the overwhelming number of patients in the emergency department due to
Covid 19 (Carroll Healthcare Overwhelmed; Pleads for Help, n.d.). I believe that many residents
in Westminster are concerned with contracting Covid 19 and not having the proper care available
to care for them. This press release was terrifying for many individuals in the community who
now believed that they should not come to the hospital because Covid 19 patients were being

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