Lecture 14 - Epidemiology, a population health perspective

Question 1

What is epidemiology

Answer 1

The study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related events. states or processes in specified populations

Question 2

What is population health

Answer 2

The heath outcome of a group of individuals including the distribution of such outcomes within the group

Question 3

Two important patterns of health distribution in NZ

Answer 3

• Ethnicity
• Socioeconomic Status

Question 4

How is SES assessed?

Answer 4

Occupation, income, education, living standard measures (survey), and by Deprivation (NZDep)

Question 5

What is NZDep or NZiDep (NZ deprivation index)

Answer 5

Area or individual based measure of deprivation
- Areas of 100-200 people
- Uses Deciles: 1 is the least deprived score and 10 is the most deprived

Question 6

What is social gradient

Answer 6

Shows poor health is related to deprivation ( linear graph )

Question 7

Social determinants of health

Answer 7

The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life