BN508 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Health Equity
When ALL people have the opportunity to reach their full potential
Equality
Equality is where everyone receives the same resourcing irrespective of their need.
Equity
Equity is an ethical concept that addresses where resources are distributed according to
people's needs
Health inequity
Differences in health status of different population groups that are systemic, avoidable,
unfair and unjust. These differences are preventable
Health outcomes
- Measures of morbidity (quality of life) and premature mortality (quantity of life)
- Life expectancy
- Mental health
- Cause-specific outcomes - maternal mortality, infant mortality, disease rates
Socioeconomic status (SES)
- A measure that classifies individuals, households or families in terms of income,
occupation, education.
- SES indicators represent measurable inequalities in people's access to the resources
they need for health
, Social gradient of health
A continuum of health inequality where the poorest group of people have the worst
health status and each group above is has progressively better health, with the most
socio- economically advantaged group having the best health status.
Measuring poverty in NZ
Deprivation index -
Measurements of the level of deprivation for people in small geographic areas using
variables such as employment status, household income, level of education, home
ownership, living in damp/mouldy housing
- Decile 1 is the least deprived with decile 10 being the most
Material deprivation
when a person or family lacks essential items because they can't afford them
Health and education
- Education can provide opportunities for better health
- Poor health can put education at risk
social patterns to health and illness
Historical
cultural
structural
critical
Biomedical Model of Health
- Conventional approach to Western Medicine since 19 century - Illness/Disease
diagnosis causes a malfunction in the body's biological mechanisms
SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Health Equity
When ALL people have the opportunity to reach their full potential
Equality
Equality is where everyone receives the same resourcing irrespective of their need.
Equity
Equity is an ethical concept that addresses where resources are distributed according to
people's needs
Health inequity
Differences in health status of different population groups that are systemic, avoidable,
unfair and unjust. These differences are preventable
Health outcomes
- Measures of morbidity (quality of life) and premature mortality (quantity of life)
- Life expectancy
- Mental health
- Cause-specific outcomes - maternal mortality, infant mortality, disease rates
Socioeconomic status (SES)
- A measure that classifies individuals, households or families in terms of income,
occupation, education.
- SES indicators represent measurable inequalities in people's access to the resources
they need for health
, Social gradient of health
A continuum of health inequality where the poorest group of people have the worst
health status and each group above is has progressively better health, with the most
socio- economically advantaged group having the best health status.
Measuring poverty in NZ
Deprivation index -
Measurements of the level of deprivation for people in small geographic areas using
variables such as employment status, household income, level of education, home
ownership, living in damp/mouldy housing
- Decile 1 is the least deprived with decile 10 being the most
Material deprivation
when a person or family lacks essential items because they can't afford them
Health and education
- Education can provide opportunities for better health
- Poor health can put education at risk
social patterns to health and illness
Historical
cultural
structural
critical
Biomedical Model of Health
- Conventional approach to Western Medicine since 19 century - Illness/Disease
diagnosis causes a malfunction in the body's biological mechanisms
