Lecture 3 - Social Determinants of Health Flashcards
1
Q
What are the social determinants of health (general)?
A
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
2
Q
What are the 12 social determinants of health?
A
- Income and social status
- Social support networks
- Education & literacy
- Employment/working conditions
- Social environment
- Physical environments
- Personal health practices & coping skills
- Healthy child development
- Biology & genetic endowment
- Health services
- Gender
- Culture
3
Q
Why are higher income and social status associated with better health?
A
- Less stress
- Access to healthcare
4
Q
Why are support networks associated with better health?
A
- Decrease stress by talking to others
- More ideas about health care
5
Q
Why does the type of employment and the conditions we work in affect health?
A
- Stress level
- Exposure to toxins
6
Q
How does a persons physical environments affect health?
A
- Dangerous neighbourhood (crime, gangs, drugs)
- Pollution
- Secondhand smoke
