Social Determinants Of Health Flashcards
What is this, what does it lead to?
Anxiety, insecurity, social isolation, lack of control.
Affects cardiovascular, immunity
SDOH - stress
Leads to infections, diabetes, hypertension, MIs, strokes, drepression
Poor feral development can lead to poor life time health, physically and cognitively.
SDOH. - early life - Health impact of early development and education lasts a life time.
Affects biological system and behaviour
1/4. Absolute poverty
SDOH- Social exclusion, lack of basic material necessities of life
2/4. Relative poverty
SDOH - social exclusion. Much poorer than most, >60% of national median income
3/4. Racism, discrimination, stigmatisation, hostility, unemployment
SDOH - social exclusion
4/4. Those who live or left institutions are at high is of….
SDOH - social exclusion
Combatting social exclusion by….4
Minimum income guarantee,
Individual and community based interventions
Legislation to protect against discrimination
Remove barriers to health care, social service, housing
Having little control over work increases health issues,especially high demand and low control jobs, causes….3
Lower back pain,
sickness/absences,
cardiovascular issues.
Unemployment, esp if wide spread causes…2
SDOH - increases health risk, premature death.
Strong supportive network improves health, stress levels, recovery. Rates, pregnancy outcomes
SDOH - social support
Drugs cause social breakdown, increases inequality of health, decreased life expectancy is….
SDOH - addiction
Shortage of healthy food supply causes
SDOH - malnutrition And deficiency diseases.
Access to good food is more effective than health education.
Increase walking, improved public transport, decreases accidents, air pollution and improves social contacts part of…..
SDOH - transport
The conditions of daily living that determine a person’s chances of maintaining good health - social, economic and environmental.
Social determinent
Used in micro perspective, what directly affects individuals or group healthiness
Proximal
Used in macro perspective, how something affects health further up the ladder
Distal
List the 9 determinants of health
Stress Early life Social exclusion Work Unemployment Social support Addiction Food Transport
A discernible effect on health. Can act at and on both micro and macro levels. Includes lifestyle and behavioural factors.
Proximal determinant of health
Material factors like personal wealth, access to material resources, access to health care. Affected by social, political and economic systems
Intermediate determinants of health
National, institutional political, legal, and cultural factors that indirectly influence health by acting in the more proximal factors. Eg anti-discrimination laws, redistributive taxation policies.
Distal determinants of health
List the five action areas for govt stewardship
Healthy public policies Supportive environment Strengthening community action Develop personal skills Reorientate health services for primary health care
The aim of government steward ship
Closing the gap between subgroups, equality and social justice, by working on the determinants of health
Governments role in corporate sector
Ensuring that corporations adhere to healthy practices
