More SeDoH's Flashcards
who makes up a social support network?
friends family community members partners co-workers neighbours
diagram of social network
acquaintances people to share activities friends to visit someone to help in difficult times confidants
who is most at risk for inadequate social support networks?
seniors
first nations
immigrants
example of support network from readings (widowed seniors)
outcomes of support networks: normalize the process of life adjustment reciprocal exchange of support self-efficacy and development of coping skills social participation
social environments
the groups to which we belong the neighbourhoods in which we live the organization of our workplaces the policies we create to order our lives the conditions of our daily lives
measuring social support networks and social environment
quality of life = the degree to which a person enjoys the important possibilities of their life
3 domains =
being (physical, psychological, spiritual)
belonging (physical, social, community)
becoming (practical, leisure, growth)
impact of the social environment on individual behaviour (from readings)
social ecological model and physical activity in women
intrapersonal resources = individual characteristics
interpersonal resources = social support, norms, role modeling
community and environmental resources = the design and capacity of the community
organizational resources = allocation of resources and policy development related to health promotion
population health approach: equity through supportive environments (from readings)
avoid individualistic approaches (victim blaming) = create supportive environments
reduce inequities = address SeDoH’s that lie outside health sector
the “nutcracker effect” = the power of top down and bottom up action, linking social capital
social exclusion
results from racism, discrimination, stigmatization, hostility and unemployment
factors that effect social exclusion
social marginalization
racial discrimination
gender discrimination
xenophobia
health outcomes of racism
hypertension
psychological distress
poorer self-rated health
all are independent of effects of social exclusion
culture
the learned, shared, and transmitted values, beliefs, norms and lifeways of a particular culture that guides our thinking, decisions, and actions in a particular way and often intergenerationally
canadian multicultural landscape
indigenous people = first nations, inuit, metis
“founding” colonizing nations = british, french
immigrants = multicultural landscape over 135 + years
diversity
variety and differences of attributes that give us membership in certain groups, yet we are all diverse and intersect in many ways that are fluid
health disparities vs. health inequities
health disparities = relative disproportionate burden of disease on a particular population (health inequalities)
health inequities = unequal distribution of the resources that contribute to or cause health disparities, which include economic, political, social, community as well as individual influences. These are underlying causes of the disparities seen
