Determinants Of Health Flashcards
1
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Major types of determinants of health
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- general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions
- living and working conditions
- social and community influences
- individual lifestyle factors
- age, sex and hereditary factors
2
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Individual factors
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- biology and genetics
- personal behaviour
3
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Social and economic environment
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- income
- education
- employment
- housing
- gender
- race
- disability
etc. ..
4
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Physical environment
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- natural environment
- built environment
- safe water, clean air
- safety
- community design
- physical hazards
5
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Equity vs equality
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Equity: the absence of avoidable differences among groups of people
Equality: an outcome of that process
6
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Social gradient effect on health
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Refers to the fact that inequalities in population health status are related to inequalities in social status
7
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Sex vs gender
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Sex: the biological differences between males and females
Gender: the roles of males and females in society
