Social And Behavioural Sciences Flashcards
What are the 5 waves of public heath ?
1) Cultural (a culture for health)
2) Social (social determinants of health)
3) Clinical (lifestyle-related diseases)
4) Biomedical (antibiotics, early vaccines)
5) Structural (clean water, sewers, drainage)
Define population …
A population is a group of people with some shared characteristic
What two influenced to a population share ?
Social and environmental influences
What are social determinants of health ?
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in which individuals are born, live, work, learn, play, and age that affect health, risks, functioning, and outcomes.
What are examples of ‘social determinants of health’ (SDOH) ?
- economic stability
- education, social and community context
- health care accessibility
- environment
Define economic stability …
Connection between financial resources and health
Define neighborhood and built environment …
Connection between residential location and health
Define social and community context …
Connection between health and the way patients learn, work and play
Define health care access and quality …
Connection between health and access to care, insurance coverage and health literacy
Define education access and quality …
The connection of health to level of education
What is the impact of SDOH on health outcomes ?
higher exposure to risk factors for certain diseases.
What’s the impact of the three main factors upon CPB (Covid-19 preventative behaviour) ?
1) perceived own risk of COVID-19 infection;
2) fear of COVID-19; and,
3) awareness of CPB guidance and trust in the source of that guidance.
What interventions have been implemented at various levels, from the political, to the environmental, to the individual interventions ?
1) Informing the population of the risks associated with smoking
2) Providing evidence-based stop smoking services to support people attempting to go smoke free
3) Providing a national accessible training programme for practitioners
4) Increasing tobacco taxes
5) Banning advertising
6) Banning smoking in public places and indoors
7) Requiring plain packaging.
What tobacco control interventions where implemented by pharmacists ?
1) No Smoking Day
2) Stoptober,
3) Targeted clinical interventions, in the form of brief opportunistic advice from pharmacists (MECC), and provision of stop-smoking support
