Wk 1 Flashcards
Introduction
healthism definition
preoccupation with personal health as the primary focus
wellbeing definition
sense of belonging, community, contentment with life
neoliberal wellbeing definition
capitalistic, focused on individual fulfillment
capability to wellbeing definition
quality of life determined by the ability to do various things - perform various tasks
health fascism definition
form of micro-politics of health and the body which is taken up by individuals at the personal level
WHO health definition
Health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
why measure health?
to understand state of health of the population, any patterns that reflect inequity, collecting data gives a sense of trends, find any areas to do better in
life expectancy can change based off what?
gender, ethnicity, level of deprivation
determinants of health definition?
aspects that determine how likely a person is to stay healthy or get ill
potential determinants of health?
genetics, access to health, societal influences
these interplay complexly with each other
biomedical stance definiton?
person deemed healthy if they have no disease etc
this is flawed
how do genes influence health & disease
they highlight biological differences & interact with social & environmental components
biological determinants?
race, sex, age
environmental determinants?
climate change
differences between developed vs. undeveloped countries
eg. inadequate water supply vs overconsumption
social determinants?
social, cultural, political, economic
factors that attribute to the structure and functioning of society
