Social determinants of health Flashcards
1
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What are examples of social determinants of health?
A
Poverty, wealth, political systems, types of housing, sanitary systems, water access, education
2
Q
What groups are generally more utsatt?
A
Women, older people, children, LGBTQIA+ individuals, ethnic minorities, indigenous populations, homeless, convicts
3
Q
What does the health gradient describe?
A
that those less well off have worse health and the ones with the best socioeconomic positions have the best health
