Wk 2 Flashcards
NZ Deprivation Index?
analyzes small grids of communities to understand deprivation
Deprivation definition
observable disadvantage including at material and social levels
Dimensions of deprivation?
income, employment, education, home ownership, social support, living space, transport, communication
Positive mental wellbeing definition?
When people feel safe, valued, connected, and able to adapt and cope with life
Social determinants of health definition
non-medical factors that influence health outcomes
they have important influences on health inequalities
statistical ethnic disparitiy
inequalities often revealed through statistic analysis of data
two main categories of social determinants?
structural & intermediary
Structural determinants?
mechanisms that shape an individual’s socioeconomic position, experiences of discrimination, access to resources
eg. gender, ethnicity, income, education, occupation
Intermediary determinants?
downstream factors, individualistic factors: psychosocial factors, material circumstances, physical health & health related behaviors
Downstream factors definition
immediate causes of problems
eg. lifestyle choices
Upstream factors definition
Underlying cause of problems, influence downstream factors, includes SDH, societal, structural or systemic influences
Social norms definition?
Shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
guarantee them the right to improve their health, development, and enjoy the highest attainable standard of health
‘Colonial health policy’
emphasizes power dynamic between Crown and Māori
5 Dominant representations of Māori in health policy
- Silence
- Crown (lack of) responsiveness to Te Tiriti obligations
- Māori as especially at risk
- Recognition of Kaupapa Māori approaches
- Utilizing mātauranga Māori
