Week 2 - Important concepts Flashcards
Classification of individuals that is based on certain characteristics which they have in common. Can also be seen as a community.
Aggregate
What is the first standard of the CCHNSOP?
Health promotion
Organized effort of society to keep individuals healthy and prevent premature death, illness and injury through the use of a combination of services, programs and policies.
public health
When was the public health agency of canada formed?
2004
Promote and protect the health of Canadians through leadership, partnership, innovation and action in publci health.
Goal of the PHA of Canada
Who was Tommy Douglas?
Premier of Saskatchewan who first introduce universal public health care (Medicare) in 1962
Which SDoH has the greatest impact on health?
Income and SES
Not enough money to maintain the average luxuries of the neighbourhood.
Relative poverty
Using LIM after income taxes, what percentage of londoners were below the average income household?
16%
A social action process in which individuals and groups act to gain mastery over their lives in the context of changing their social and political environemnt
Empowerment
What are the different models of health promotion?
Biomedical
Lifestyles/behaviour
Socioenvironmental
Population
When was the Lalonde report published?
Why was it important?
What did it emphasize?
1974
First document suggesting that healthcare services were NOT the most important determinant of health
Indicated too much emphasis on lifestyle, and too little on environment
Directed at improving the health of groups that have behaviours placing them at risk, tries to hit on social marketing, behaviour education and regulatory measures
Lifestyles approach to HP
What are the two theories that fit into the socioenvironmental model of HP?
Critical social theory
Intersectionality theory
Challenges social inequalities, considers forces that may contribute to power differentials in society.
Critical social theory
Provides a way of understanding that many social identities interstect at the level of the individual.
Intersectionality theory
What is the single best strategy to affect the SDoH? What health promotion model encompasses this mantra?
Advocating for healthy public policy
Population model of HP
What are the three levels of prevention. What is the focus of each?
Primary - eliminate risk
- total population and selected groups
Secondary - suspend the disease prior to symptoms
- single patients and groups
Tertiary - reduce the impact of disease; treatment and rehab
- patient only
Describe the Health Promotion model (Population)
Base - evidenced-based decision making - research, experiential learning, evaluation
Sides - SDoH, levels of action, strategies
Who, what and why of intervention and action to create healthy changes.
Health promotion model
Approach that identifies root causes; macroscopic; includes health promotion and prevention.
upstream approach
Helping sick patients - microscopic approach.
downstream approach
When were reproductive rights established?
When were the rights clarified?
1968 at the UN’s international conference on human rights.
Clarified in 1994
What percentage of Canadian women with babies 0-11 months have prenatal care?
97%
What is the time frame for exclusive breast feeding?
6 months
What percentage of mothers who breastfeed according to guidelines are post-secondarily educated?
What does breastfeeding protect the mother from?
76%
ovarian and breast cancer
In what year was policy introduced banning smoking in vehicles?
2009 - 125$ fine
What are things that can be done to reduce SIDS risk?
Room sharing for first 6 months no smoking before and after birth back to sleep firm surface, no pillows, comforters, quilts or bumper pads breastfeeding
