Weeks One And Two Flashcards
What is the definition of social determinants of health
The economic and social conditions that shape the health of individuals communities and jurisdictions as a whole.
What are health equities
All people individual groups and communities are able to live with dignity and reach their full potential without unearned disadvantage from social economic environmental conditions
What are health inequities
Systematic and persistent differences in health, health outcomes, and life trajectories that vary along social gradients. They’re unfair unearned and human caused so therefore changeable.
What is privilege
An unfair unearned advantage because of who you are
What is ecological fallacy
An error when conclusions are made on individuals when they fit into a community with certain health stats. Someone in a population will always have the risk associated with it but that does not mean they will become ill.
What is the difference between health equities and health equality
Healthy quality focuses on providing everyone with the exact same resource without considering the unique specific needs of individuals. Meanwhile health equity is rooted in fairness and aims to provide everyone with the resources and support they need to live a healthy life.
What are the four criteria for the Canadian SDOH
They are important to Canadians, understandable to Canadians, have clear policy relevance to Canadian decision makers and citizens, and they are especially timely and relevant.
What are the Ottawa charters list of SDOH
Peace social justice shelter education food income sustainable ecosystem sustainable resources and equity
What are the four main features of social epidemiology
Population health perspective, social context of behavior, multi-level analysis, and developmental life course approach
What are the levels of analysis
Micro is an individual analysis, meso is a community or neighborhood analysis, and macro is a population analysis
What does leveling up mean
Focusing on moving the majority of people in the middle of the graph towards the low risk as well as providing support to those who need it in the high-risk category
