4-7 hhd exam Flashcards
4: bio
“structure of cells, tissues, how well the organs function”
- body weight
- BP
- blood cholesterol
- glucose regulation
- birth weight
- genetics
4: socio
“the social and cultural conditions in which people are born, live, grow, work, age”
- ses
- unemployment
- social exclusion
- social isolation
- cultural norms
- food security
- access to healthcare
- early life experiences
4: enviro
“the surroundings where we live, work, play”
- housing
- work enviro
- urban design/infras
- climate (change)
4: male/female
M:
- high bmi (body weight)
- hypertension (BP)
- greater health concerns if unemployed (unemployment)
- work in dangerous jobs (work enviro)
F:
- greater rates of social isol (cultural norms)
4: indig/non indig
I:
- impaired glucose regulation (glucose regulation)
- body weight
- unemployment
- lower ses (ses)
- less likely to have clean water/sanitary facilities (housing)
- less likely to access health care (geo location)
4: low/high ses
L:
- body weight
- low birthweight babies from maternal smoking (birth weight)
- unemployed
- access to healthcare
- fast food outlets (geo location)
- overcrowded house (housing)
4: in/out major cities
O:
- body weight
- low birth weight from smoking/alcohol (birth weight)
- less likely yo gain an edu (see)
- food insecurity (food sec)
- less access to health care (geo location)
5: health promotion
“process of enabling people to inc control over, and to improve their own health”
5: public health
” is concerned with the collective effort to improve h/s for the entire pop. the ways govs monitor, regulate, promote h/s and prevent disease”
5: categories of disease
- infectious/parasitic
- cancer
- cardiovascular
- respiratory
- injuries/poisoning
5: old pub health policies
- gov funded water/sanitation systems
- better quality housing
- mass vaccinations
- more hygienic birthing pracs
- mandatory quarantine laws
- improved food/nutrition
- improved working conditions
- pre/ante/infant welfare services
5: biomed
- quick fix
- focus on biological/phys aspects of diseases
- focus on diagnosing and treating
5: biomed (dis)ad
A:
- improve quality of life
- extends LE
- advances in tech
- enables many diseases to be effectively treated
D:
- not every condition can be treated
- build reliance on the solution not prevention
- affordability/access
- relies heavily on professional workers/tech
5: social
- focus on health promotion/prevention
- takes the role of factors (ses, access to health care, etc) into account
- greater knowledge of health
5: social (dis)ad
A:
- promotes good h/wb
- more cost effective
- focuses on vulnerable pop groups
- edu can be passed on
D:
- not every condition can be prevented
- does not advance tech
- does not focus on idvs
- messages may be ignored