Introduction to determinants of health

Question 1

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A. groups of people

Question 2

What is the importance of health determinants? (2)

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Question 3

Prevention through policy and practise:

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Question 4

Importance of health determinants:

• Focus on those determinants which have the most influence on the health of the population: (3)

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• Environment
• Social
• Biology

Question 5

True or false,
Current attempts at health reform will not be successful at improving health unless the population health determinants are addressed.

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True

Question 6

Determinants of health subsets:

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Question 7

Biologic or host factors include: (3)

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• genetics
• behaviours that determine the susceptibility of the individual to disease
• other factors related to susceptibility

Question 8

Environmental determinants include: (4)

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Question 9

Social determinants include: (3)

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Question 10

(3)

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• infectious agent
• host individuals
• environment

Question 11

The agent-host-environment model facilitates public health intervention because disease can be _____ by addressing any one of these factors.

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interdicted

Question 12

Occurrence:
Prevention:
Agent:

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Question 13

The socioeconomic determinant:

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Question 14

Socioeconomic factors and disparity:

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Question 15

Environmental quality:

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Question 16

What are other important causes?

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Question 17

What are the core functions of public health? (3)

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Question 18

What are the ten essential public health services?

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Question 19

Core functions at government levels:

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Question 20

What are the four health determinants?

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Question 21

What determines the health of a population?

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Question 22

What is the health impact pyramid?

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