Determinants Of Health Flashcards
Income and social status
Higher income, higher social status.
Safe housing
Better food
More money
Less stress
Social support networks
Better community = better health
Education and literacy
Health improves with education.
Knowledge + skills for problem solving
Sense of control
Increased job opportunities
More understanding
Employment and working conditions
Unemployed, underemployed, stressful, unsafe = stress
Less stress yhe better
Social supports
Strength of social support in community
Physical environment
Contaminants and carcinogens
Cancer
Birth defects
Personal health practices and coping skills
actions that help individuals prevent disease, promote self care, cope with challenges and make choices that enhance health. Personal life, stress, culture, social relationships, sense of control
Childhood experiences
Neighbourhood, housing, incomes, traumas, nutrition, parents education, physical activity
Biology and genetic endowment
Wide range of individuals response that affects health
Easy emotional adaptation to situations
Health services
Health services contribute to popultion health
Gender
Array of society determined rules, traits, attitudes, behaviours, values
Culture
Certain groups may face health risks because of socioeconomic environments determine by dominant cultural values.
Lack of access to culturally appropriate health services
What are the 12 determinants
Income and social status
Social support networks
Education and literacy
Employment and working conditions
Social supports
Physical environments
Personal health practices and coping skills
Childhood experiences
Biology and genetic endowment
Health services
Gender
Culture
