Social Determinants of health Flashcards
What are the social determinants of health?
The conditions in which people are born, grow, work, and live
What are health inequities?
The unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries
equity vs equality
equity- the quality of being fair and impartial
equality- the state or quality of being equal
what are three social determinants of health?
Income,
education
housing/ neighbourhoods
Canada is a wealthy country: easy to hide reality of….
Poverty
social exclusion
discrimination
underemployment
mental health issues
why is income the most important SDH?
income relates to all the SDH
education why is it important in health?
Increased literacy & understanding of how one can promote one’s own health, more sophisticated skills to evaluate information
Employment vs Unemployment
employment- Income, sense of identity, structure to everyday life
Unemployment- material & social deprivation, psychological stress, lowered self-esteem, health-threatening coping behaviours, depression, anxiety
Working conditions what do you get
a lack of control, stress, demands vs rewards
Early childhood development
__% of Canadian children living in poverty
12%
Food insecurity __% of Canadian households experience food insecurity, more common with households with children, more common for singles mothers you have more mouths to feed with a single income
13%
Housing: Unaffordable housing >__% of income goes to rent
30%
Social exclusion
denial of opportunity to participate in Canadian life
what is inclusion
participation in civil affairs, access to social goods, participation & contribution to social & cultural activities, access to economic resources & opportunities
canada health act: 5 principles
-public administration
-comprehensivness
-universitality
-portability
-accessibility
