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Determinants of health Flashcards

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define determinants of health

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the range social, envirnomental, ehavioural and socio economic factors that influence the health status of individuals and populations.

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what are the catagories of determinants

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  1. social
  2. socio economic
  3. environmental
  4. bio medical
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what are the social factors

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social gradient
work
Addiction
Food
Early life
Social support
Culture
Unemployment
Transport
Stress
Social exclusion

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Describe how access to food can impact health

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following a nutrisious diet will lead to better health, although not all people are able to get access to this.

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how does your social gradient impact health

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social levels are based on wealth - lower class, upper class and middle class.
This can effect housing, education and health.

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how does work impact health

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work is good and can impact positively and negatively on one’s health

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how does addiction impact health

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addisction can imapct severly on someone’s physical, emotional and social health

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how does early life impact health

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pre - natal and infant health can effect adult health

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how does social exclusion impact health

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an individual being excluded from life of society due to unemployment, homelessness, poverty or racism can lead to issues such as not accesing medical services, no suport systems, safety cincerns and emotional trauma.

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how does culture impact health

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the beliefs, customs and social behaviour of a particular group can impac the services that they use and how they get help.

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how does unemployment impact health

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long term unemployment leads people to suffer more illness, stress and depression whihc can lead to shorter life spans.

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how does transport impact health

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certain choices of transport can be better for your health like cycling and walking.

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how does stress impact health

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prolonged stress can severely impact health as individuals constantly live in ‘fight or flight’ mode. This will cause immune systems to be comprimised and lead to illnesses like flu’s and infections, mental health will also be comprimised.

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how does social support impact health

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humans need a sense of value belonging to feel valued, loved and cared

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define environmental determinants of health

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the physical, biological and chemical factors external to the individual, as well as factors impacting behaviours to prevent disease

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what are the two sub sections of environmental determinants

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natural envrionment and built up envrionement

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what are the 6 natural environments dets of health

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  1. extreme weather
  2. bushfires, storms and flooding
  3. ultraviolet radiation
  4. food and water quality
  5. vector agents
  6. outdoor air quality
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describe extreme weather

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cause injuries, reducees the populations access to roads, food, increases stress and impacts the vulnerable population.

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describe bushfires, storms and flooding

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can cause devastating burns, spread disease of spoiled food, phsychological trauma and dangerous levels of air quality.

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describe vector agents

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organisms can transmit disease

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describe ultraviolet radiation

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high levels of uv and sun exposure can lead to skin cancer risks

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describe food and water quality

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quality of these things are fundemenatl to life, bacteria virus cells can he dangerous to health

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describe outdoor air quality

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pollution occurs when the air conayining gases, dust, fumes which can lead respiratory problems

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whata are the 6 built up envirnment dets of health

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  1. indoor air quality
  2. housing
  3. walkability
  4. transport
  5. green space
  6. environmental noise
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describe indoor air quality

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can include outdoor air entering a building, occupants smoking, emmisions from machinery. All of these can cause asthma and respiratory issues

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describe walkability

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how suited an area is for walking. Street connectivity, land use and residential density. This can discourage walking and phsycical health

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describe tranport

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physcical infrastructure or vehicles that provide movenment. Exposure to air pollution or more vehicles can increase green house emmissions

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describe green pace

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an area of open land that allows for leisure. Mental health is more positive with green space.

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describe environmental noise

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roads, trains, planes. unwanted noise and disturbance can lead to stress and sleep deprivation

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describe housing

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the place a residant resides in. could be overcrwoded whihc will result in the spread of disease and illness or higher stress levels. Housing quality could also be poor.

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define socia economic determinants of health

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wealth and economic status greatly impact health. An individuals access to money can effect education, employment and enterprise.

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what are the 8 socio economic determinants of health

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I - Income
F - food security
H - housing/ neighbourhood
E - Education
F - Family
A - Access to services
M - migration/refugee
E - Employment

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describe income ( socio economic )

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lower income earners - have a lower health status, often due to less access to nutrition, health services and health facilities )
Higher income levels - access to better schools, places to excersize, more nutrition, access to better health services.

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Describe food security

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The stablility of food within a population. It could also refer to the cost of food and the ability of a population to afford food.

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describe housing/neighbouhood

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self explanitory

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describe education

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self explanitory

36
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describe Family

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welthy families can afford a higher/tertiary education, whereas lower income families may feel pressure to make money early and provide for themselves if they do not have family support

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Describe Access to services

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timely access to health care can act as secondary prevention and reduce the burden of disease in a community.

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Describe migration/refugee

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migration resulting from conflict within or between countries can be problematic mentally and emotional for people

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Describe Employment

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employment allows access to income and social networks ( improved slef worth and les illness and disease ).

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define bio medical dets of health

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biomedical is an individuals gentic and biological makeup and their safety practices.

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what are the 2 factors of biomedical dets of health

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  1. body weight
  2. birth wieght
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birth weight

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low birth rate babies are prone to ill-health such as diabteies, high blood pressure, neuorlogical and phsycial diablilities

43
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body wieght

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excess body fat increases the chances of types 2 diabeties, cardivascular disease and high blood pressure

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