Determinants of health

Question 1

What are the general socio-economic, cultural and environmental determinations of health

Answer 1

GLobilisation
Discrimination
Migration

Question 2

What are health inequalities

Answer 2

Differences in health status between different population groups that are unfair and avoidable

Question 3

How can we measure health inequalities

Answer 3

Health outcomes e.g. life expectancy, cancer survival

Risk factors e.g. tobacco smoking, obesity

Health service use e.g. bowel cancer screening uptake

Question 4

How can we measure health inequalities

Answer 4

Examine the impact of individual characteristics such as

• social class
• ethnic group
• gender
• sexual orientation

Or impact of where people live such as

• countries
• Cities
• Electoral wards

Question 5

What is used to measure the relative deprivation for small areas and what does this take into account

Answer 5

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)

-Income, employment, education, crime, housing and living environment

Question 6

Which is more important- relative deprivation or absolute deprivation

Answer 6

Relative

Question 7

are health and social problems related to average income in rich countries and what are they like in more unequal countries

Answer 7

No

-Worse

Question 8

Why do unequal societies impact on health

Answer 8

Psychological stress

Physiological stress (increased stress hormones –> affecting immune system and CV system)

Question 9

What are vulnerable groups in the UK

Answer 9

Asylum seekers and refugees

Homeless people

Minority ethnic groups