Module 6

Question 1

Many Determinants of Health + ____ = ____

Answer 1

Processes of Change = Pop’n Health status indicators

Question 2

Processes of change?

Answer 2

over the life course and space

voluntarism, citizen engagement

Question 3

Popn Health Status Indicators

Answer 3

positive, negative, health disparities/inequalities b/w popn groups

(+) wellbeing (life satisfaction measures)
(-) morbidity, mortality

Question 4

Morbidity

Answer 4

number of new cases (rates of incidence) and total number of cases (prevalence) of particular diseases in particular popns at particular point of time

Question 5

Mortality

Answer 5

ratio of deaths to live popn in specified area during specified period of time (often broken down by cause of death + popn characteristics(age))

Question 6

Major Finding of Lemstra & Neudorf Study : Health Disp. In Saskatoon

Answer 6

Aboriginal Status was less important in explaining illness rates and doc visits than poverty associated with being aboriginal