HEALTH AS A MULTIFACTORIAL PHENOMENON Flashcards
Involves one’s leadership, how/she rules, manages
other people in decision making.
Political Factor
Factors affecting health?
- POLITICAL
- CULTURAL
- HEREDITY
- ENVIRONMENT
- SOCIO-ECONOMIC
the condition of being free from harm, injury or loss
of authority or power
Safety
unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power
Oppression
determination to pursue something which is for the
interest of the majority.
Political Will
Political leaders develop and implement health
policies that impact the entire health environment
Health Policy and Legislation
creating the circumstances where people can use
their faculties and abilities at the maximum level in
the pursuit of common goals
Empowerment
relating to the representation of non-physical traits,
such as values, beliefs, attitudes and customs
shared by a group of people and passed from the
generation to the next.
Cultural Factor
a customary action usually done to maintain or
promote health like use of anting-anting and lucky
charms.
Practices
a state or habit of mind wherein a group of people
place into something or a person.
Beliefs
Shape an individual’s conception of health
Influences beliefs about diseases, choice of
approaches to health, how a patient expresses
their illness and pain.
Cultural Factors
Cultural Factors…
Traditional Techniques and Healing Practices
Language and communication
Religion
Family Values
the genetic transmission of traits from parents to
offspring; genetically determined
Hereditary
Inherited Conditions
Cancers
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Heredity factors that affect health
Genetic Mutations
Mental Health
Metabolism
Allergies
Inherited Conditions
Biological factors that affect health:
Age
Sex
Race
Hormones
Nutrition
Lifestyle
long term effect of temperature patterns
caused by consumption of greenhouse
gasses such as carbon dioxide and methane
Climate Change
the sum of all the conditions and elements that
make up the surroundings and influence the
development of the individuals.
ENVIRONMENT Factor
Environmental Factors that affect health
Climate Change
Chemical Exposures
Water Pollution
Land Pollution
Air Pollution
can result in skin irritation, eye damage and
respiratory problems.
can lead to acute and chronic health problems
(ex. cancers, poisonings, and fatal injuries)
Chemical Exposure
caused by industrial chemicals, heavy metals,
pesticides, and pathogens entering water
bodies
sources include industrial discharges, urban
stormwater, and untreated sewage.
Water Pollution
Urbanization
Waste Disposal
Land Pollution
caused by rapid urbanization, industrial
growth, and a growing population.
Air Pollution
refers to the production activities, distribution of and
consumption of goods of an individual.
Socio Economic Factor
Socio-economic Factors that affect health
- Income Level
- Educational Attainment
- Occupation
- Family and Social Support
- Employment
- Housing Insecurity
- Food Insecurity
