Structural determinants of health definition: - ANSWERThe structural determinants cause and operate through intermediary determinants of health- housing, physical work environment, social support, stress, nutrition and physical activity-to shape health outcomes.
Social determinants of health def...
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Structural determinants of health definition: - ANSWERThe structural determinants
cause and operate through intermediary determinants of health- housing, physical
work environment, social support, stress, nutrition and physical activity-to shape
health outcomes.
Social determinants of health definition: - ANSWERThe conditions in the
environment where ppl are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect
the wide range of health functioning and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
Model of determinants of health: - ANSWER1.General socioeconomic, cultural, and
environmental conditions 2.living and working conditions: -agriculture and food
production -education, work environment -unemployment -water and snatiation -
health care services and housing 3.social and community networks 4.individual
lifestyle factors 5.genetics
17 Social determinants health - ANSWERdisability early child development
education employment and working conditions food insecurity gender geography
globalization health services housing immigration income and income distribution
Indigenous ancestry race social exclusion social safety net unemployment and job
security
Socioeconomic position - ANSWERSocioeconomic -more money = healthier (covid
played role, wealthier became wealthier and poorer became poorer)
Socioeconomic position - ANSWER-more money = healthier (covid played role,
wealthier became wealthier and pooper became poorer) -poorer ppl are more prone
to illness and have shorter life expectancies, and don't recover as well from health
problems -primary factors that shape Canadian's health not medical treatment but
social determinants of health -Canada had good health care but lacks determinants
(our income inequality + poverty is increasing) -children's health has a big affect on
determinants, stress at a young age can lead to long term physical health problems
"ppl experiencing poverty: have higher risk of premature deaths, child poverty is 1 in
6 children Canada has made little progress with addressing poverty (200's 14.7%
Canadians were poorer than in 1989's)
Societal forces and factors - ANSWER-stress increases health risks -ppl with stress
can lead to bad coping mechanisms source rather than the problem death + serious
illness -ppl with less -Public implications: can reduce stress by looking at the -big gap
b/t rich and poor, gap is only getting bigger social status run 2x the risk of premature
-Edu and care in early life: poor fetal development = greater health risks -low birth
rate 2x more likely with women with low incomes -social inclusion: aboriginal and ppl
of colour are 2x more likely to live in poverty and 3x more likely for unempioyment -
Nurses: need to ask the right questions to see if patient has low income, high stress
job/food/ housing insecurity or social isolation -Influences of health income: genetics,
health care system, social determinants
, Control/choice, -Social democratic (Denmark, Norway): - ANSWERprograms that
support the majority of the pop, building a strong middle class -Conservative
-Conservative (Netherlands, France, Germany): - ANSWERlooks at old ways
through Catholic church where males earn more, carried on through government,
obedient ppl move up
Latin Welfare States (Greece, italy): - ANSWERless developed + family oriented,
provides more support than liberals
Liberal (Canada and USA) - ANSWERsecurity emphasizes individuals to succeed,
only giving help when immediate action is needed, least developed for providing
environmental/ social security -Canada is good with social welfare and healthcare,
were grouped as conservative but are a liberal welfare state
Control/choice, power -Canada: - ANSWERcorporate based and by doing that you
take away freedoms of economic venerability (e.g., women, immigrants, disabilities) -
liberal parties have support-programs for Canadians who lost jobs and topped wages
for essential workers (looking at problem not source)
health variable: - ANSWERindividuals of population
Autonomic/ metabolic - ANSWERCardiovascular function Respiration Renal function
Gastro-intestinal motility Fat metabolism, Hemostasis
Latent effects: - ANSWERusually genetic or taken on early in life (ex. maternal
addiction while pregnant affects drug dependence in newborn); early maladaptive
behaviors in childhood can shape the way they behave in the future
Pathway effects: - ANSWERindividuals have various paths shaped for them as they
grow up and positive effects can lead to greater outcomes (ex. child gets send to
private school and later in life, is more educationally involved than public school
students their age)
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