week 2: social determinants of health

Question 1

SDOH

Answer 1

The economic and social conditions that shape the health of individuals, communities, and jurisdictions as a whole. SDOH are about the quantity and quality of a variety of resources that society makes available to its members.

Question 2

income and distribution

Answer 2

• most influential determinant of health
• income determines the quality of other sdoh as food security, housing.
• level of income shapes overall living conditions that affect physiological and psychological functioning

Question 3

education

Answer 3

• a good education and culturally appropriate school environment leads to better health.
• cost is a significant barrier to continuing education after school.
• education increases overall literacy and understanding of how one can promote one’s own health through individual action.

Question 4

employment and working conditions

Answer 4

A stressful job can contribute to other physical and psychological problems, but good workplace conditions support well-being.

Question 5

Early childhood development

Answer 5

it is the critical stage of physical and emotional development. Fundamental in creating a healthy foundation for adult health.

Question 6

housing

Answer 6

good housing means better health. home inadequacies may lead to increased exposures to lead, mould, poor heating.

Question 7

Health literacy

Answer 7

The ability to access, understand, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life course
- health literacy empowers clients to be informed.