Inter-generational affections as a tool for social determinants of health: analysis of the film ‘The Intern’

Abstract

The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) establish a new direction for understanding the health-disease process in contemporary societies, considering that individuals both affect and are affected by all contexts, situations, events, and the way they process and develop their cognitions. Factors such as environment, economic, social, and cultural life become direct contributors to health outcomes. Within this perspective, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a Commission in 2005 with the aim of not only consolidating these parameters but also producing scientific evidence, creating tools and policies for the implementation of SDH, and consequently promoting health equity. In this context, this study aims to analyze intergenerational affections present in the film “The Intern” as a potential tool within the SDH. Finally, it is suggested that this reflection may encourage the creation of intergenerational environments by various social, institutional, and governmental actors focusing on direct action for health equity.