Health Sci 1002 - Week 1 Practice
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Social Determinant of Health - Answer non-medical factors determining health risks and
health-seeking behaviors: for example, values, norms, geography, policies, ideas
Factors beyond genetics and choice
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
The 14 social determinants of health in this model are: - Answer Aboriginal status
Gender
Disability
Housing
Early life
Income and income distribution
Education
Race
Employment and working conditions
Social exclusion
Food insecurity
Social safety net
Health services
Unemployment and job security
Health Promotion Powerhouse - Answer Canadian contributions to the social determinants
of health concept have been so extensive to make Canada
How do SDH impact - Answer It can impact how long Canadians can expect to live, whether
they will experience cardiovascular disease or adult-onset diabetes, differences among
Canadian children in their surviving beyond their first year, experiencing childhood afflictions, if
they fall behind in school
Physiological Stress - Answer Chronic stress can lead to prolonged biological reactions that
strain physical body
, Provoke "flight or fight" - imposing chronic stress on the body if body can't recover
This can weaken the resistance to diseases, disrupt the functioning of the hormonal and
metabolic systems
Psychological Stress - Answer Feelings of shame, insecurity and worthlessness
Everyday is unpredictable and meaningless (uncertainty raises anxiety and exhaustion)
People with high stress often try to experience high levels of stress by adopting unhealthy
coping behaviours (only effective in the moment but make it worse in the future)
Policy Implications - Answer The focus must be on the source of problems rather than
dealing with symptoms
Elected representatives and decision-makers must commit themselves to implementing policy
that ensures good quality social determinants of health for every Canadian
How a SDH approach to disease and health is distinct from a biomedical approach. * - Answer
The SDH approach looks at the overall root cause of the disease or poor health; addressing the
social, economic and environmental determinants and their impact on health
- prevention (less of a burden on the healthcare system)
- Practised with a wide range of people
The biomedical approach looks at the effects of the poor health; dealing with the symptoms.
They also only look at the physical and biological of a person
- cure, diagnosis, treatment
- Doctors and health professionals
How health inequalities connect to income inequalities. * - Answer Material and social
deprivation
- food, housing, health care, ability to get an education
- Social exclusion by making it harder to participate in activities
Increases the adoption of health threatening behaviours
Impact your ability to practice hygiene and sanitation
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Social Determinant of Health - Answer non-medical factors determining health risks and
health-seeking behaviors: for example, values, norms, geography, policies, ideas
Factors beyond genetics and choice
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
The 14 social determinants of health in this model are: - Answer Aboriginal status
Gender
Disability
Housing
Early life
Income and income distribution
Education
Race
Employment and working conditions
Social exclusion
Food insecurity
Social safety net
Health services
Unemployment and job security
Health Promotion Powerhouse - Answer Canadian contributions to the social determinants
of health concept have been so extensive to make Canada
How do SDH impact - Answer It can impact how long Canadians can expect to live, whether
they will experience cardiovascular disease or adult-onset diabetes, differences among
Canadian children in their surviving beyond their first year, experiencing childhood afflictions, if
they fall behind in school
Physiological Stress - Answer Chronic stress can lead to prolonged biological reactions that
strain physical body
, Provoke "flight or fight" - imposing chronic stress on the body if body can't recover
This can weaken the resistance to diseases, disrupt the functioning of the hormonal and
metabolic systems
Psychological Stress - Answer Feelings of shame, insecurity and worthlessness
Everyday is unpredictable and meaningless (uncertainty raises anxiety and exhaustion)
People with high stress often try to experience high levels of stress by adopting unhealthy
coping behaviours (only effective in the moment but make it worse in the future)
Policy Implications - Answer The focus must be on the source of problems rather than
dealing with symptoms
Elected representatives and decision-makers must commit themselves to implementing policy
that ensures good quality social determinants of health for every Canadian
How a SDH approach to disease and health is distinct from a biomedical approach. * - Answer
The SDH approach looks at the overall root cause of the disease or poor health; addressing the
social, economic and environmental determinants and their impact on health
- prevention (less of a burden on the healthcare system)
- Practised with a wide range of people
The biomedical approach looks at the effects of the poor health; dealing with the symptoms.
They also only look at the physical and biological of a person
- cure, diagnosis, treatment
- Doctors and health professionals
How health inequalities connect to income inequalities. * - Answer Material and social
deprivation
- food, housing, health care, ability to get an education
- Social exclusion by making it harder to participate in activities
Increases the adoption of health threatening behaviours
Impact your ability to practice hygiene and sanitation
