The social determinants of health are defined as:

All of these are core competencies for a health professional in the role of health promoter and educator.

The ability to advocate on behalf of individuals and communities while building their capacity by incorporating an understanding of their assets, the ability to carry out efficient, culturally sensitive strategies to improve health, and the ability to assess the needs and assets in communities to analyze the behavioral, cultural, social, environmental, and organizational determinants of health are all important competencies for a health professional in this role.

Choices A, B, and C are all correct individually but choice D is the most comprehensive answer as it includes all of the competencies mentioned.

Social cognitive theory emphasizes that people learn by observing others, with the environment, behavior, and cognition acting as primary factors that influence development in a reciprocal manner.

A major component of the theory is observational learning: the process of learning desirable and undesirable behaviors by observing others, then reproducing learned behaviors in order to maximize rewards.

Choice A is not the answer because human behavior is not only shaped by reoccurring patterns of activity that take place in a structured environment.

Choice C is not the answer because communication and information processing are not the only central roles in social cognitive theory.

Choice D is not the answer because social cognitive theory does not focus solely on the health of a person, not the disease.