Determinants of Health and Disease

Question 1

What the uni-directional way of defining health

Answer 1

Cause –> Effect
Cause = good food, biological factors, regular exercise
Effect = good state of health

Question 2

What is the multidimensional way of defining health

Answer 2

Cause <–> Effect
Cause = Good food + biological factors + regular exercise
Effect = good state of health

Question 3

Name some SDoH

Answer 3

1. income and income distribution
2. education
3. food insecurity
4. unemployment and job security
5. employment and working conditions
6. early childhood experiences
7. indigenous status
8. housing
9. social exclusion
10. social safety net
11. disability
12. health services
13. gender

Question 4

What does the demography of the canadian population depend on?

Answer 4

• aging
• immigration
• language
• literacy and educational attainment
• income
• homelessness

Question 5

What is public health

Answer 5

Prevention is better than cure

Question 6

What does global, international and public health focus on?

Answer 6

Global - Focuses on issues that directly or indirectly affect health but that can transcend national boundries

International - Focuses on health issues of countries other than one’s own, especially those of low-income and middle-income

Public - Focuses on issues that affect the health of the population of a particular community or country

Question 7

What makes someone vulnerable

Answer 7

SDoH

Question 8

According to WHO, what are the SDoH

Answer 8

Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. These forces and systems include economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies and political systems

Question 9

What are the wider determinants of healht

Answer 9

Smaller to bigger =
Age, sex and constitutional factors –> Individual lifestyle factors –> Social and community networks –> General socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions

Question 10

What are the 3 overarching recommendations of the Commission on SDoH

Answer 10

• improve daily living conditions
• tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money and resources
• measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action

Question 11

What is the sustainable development goal #3

Answer 11

ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages by 2030

Question 12

What are 4 preventive health practices

Answer 12

immunizations, sexual health, injury prevention, diet and nutrion