Social Gradiant Flashcards
1
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The social gradient highlights:
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Health isn’t evenly distributed,
Decreased determinate of health for poor
2
Q
The social gradient includes both :
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Material and psychological aspects
3
Q
Going down the gradient increases disease and reduces life expectancy eg:
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NZ men on low income have twice the risk of premature death.
4
Q
List the. Health determinants: 9
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Stress Early life Social exclusion, Work Unemployment Social support Addiction Food Transport
5
Q
The —- have health effects accumulating during —-. The longer people live in —– —– and —– circumstances the greater the —– wear and tear
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Disadvantaged Life Stressful economic Social Physiological
6
Q
Maori, pacific people, single parent families and mentally ill are:
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Disproportionally represented in the lower end of the social gradient
7
Q
Outlines how the —– — —- interact to produce unequal health outcomes across different population groups
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Determinants of health
