Social Determinants Of Health

Question 1

What is this, what does it lead to?
Anxiety, insecurity, social isolation, lack of control.
Affects cardiovascular, immunity

Answer 1

SDOH - stress

Leads to infections, diabetes, hypertension, MIs, strokes, drepression

Question 2

Poor feral development can lead to poor life time health, physically and cognitively.

Answer 2

SDOH. - early life - Health impact of early development and education lasts a life time.
Affects biological system and behaviour

Question 3

1/4. Absolute poverty

Answer 3

SDOH- Social exclusion, lack of basic material necessities of life

Question 4

2/4. Relative poverty

Answer 4

SDOH - social exclusion. Much poorer than most, >60% of national median income

Question 5

3/4. Racism, discrimination, stigmatisation, hostility, unemployment

Answer 5

SDOH - social exclusion

Question 6

4/4. Those who live or left institutions are at high is of….

Answer 6

SDOH - social exclusion

Question 7

Combatting social exclusion by….4

Answer 7

Minimum income guarantee,
Individual and community based interventions
Legislation to protect against discrimination
Remove barriers to health care, social service, housing

Question 8

Having little control over work increases health issues,especially high demand and low control jobs, causes….3

Answer 8

Lower back pain,
sickness/absences,
cardiovascular issues.

Question 9

Unemployment, esp if wide spread causes…2

Answer 9

SDOH - increases health risk, premature death.

Question 10

Strong supportive network improves health, stress levels, recovery. Rates, pregnancy outcomes

Answer 10

SDOH - social support

Question 11

Drugs cause social breakdown, increases inequality of health, decreased life expectancy is….

Answer 11

SDOH - addiction

Question 12

Shortage of healthy food supply causes

Answer 12

SDOH - malnutrition And deficiency diseases.

Access to good food is more effective than health education.

Question 13

Increase walking, improved public transport, decreases accidents, air pollution and improves social contacts part of…..

Answer 13

SDOH - transport

Question 14

The conditions of daily living that determine a person’s chances of maintaining good health - social, economic and environmental.

Answer 14

Social determinent

Question 15

Used in micro perspective, what directly affects individuals or group healthiness

Answer 15

Proximal

Question 16

Used in macro perspective, how something affects health further up the ladder

Answer 16

Distal

Question 17

List the 9 determinants of health

Answer 17

Stress
Early life
Social exclusion
Work
Unemployment
Social support
Addiction
Food
Transport

Question 18

A discernible effect on health. Can act at and on both micro and macro levels. Includes lifestyle and behavioural factors.

Answer 18

Proximal determinant of health

Question 19

Material factors like personal wealth, access to material resources, access to health care. Affected by social, political and economic systems

Answer 19

Intermediate determinants of health

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

Distal determinants of health

Question 21

List the five action areas for govt stewardship

Answer 21

Healthy public policies
Supportive environment
Strengthening community action
Develop personal skills
Reorientate health services for primary health care

Question 22

The aim of government steward ship

Answer 22

Closing the gap between subgroups, equality and social justice, by working on the determinants of health

Question 23

Governments role in corporate sector

Answer 23

Ensuring that corporations adhere to healthy practices