THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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The social determinants of health
The social gradient, stress, early life, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction,
food, and transport.
Health (textbook definition)
A multi layered social and ecological phenomenon created in the context of community life.
Health (WHO definition)
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Illness
the response of a person to a disease: it is an abnormal process to which the person's level of
functioning is changed to the previous level.
Disease
a pathological change in the structure or function of the body or mind
Wellbeing
A state of existence that is of satisfactory condition determined by health, happiness and prosperity.
Dahlgren and Whitehead model first layer
Age, sex and constitutional factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model second layer
Individual lifestyle factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model third layer
Social and community networks
Dahlgren and Whitehead model forth layer
Agriculture and food production, education, work environment, living and working conditions,
unemployment, water and sanitation, health care services, and housing.
Dahlgren and Whitehead model fifth layer
General socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions
Biomedical Model
, a conceptual model of illness that excludes psychological and social factors and includes only biologic
factors in an attempt to understand a person's medical illness or disorder
Morbidity
is a term used to describe how often a disease occurs in a specific area or is a term used to focus on
death.
Mortality
The state of being subject to death,
Death, especially on a large scale
Acute
Present or experienced to a severe of intense degree.
Chronic
Persisting for a long time or constantly reoccuring
Primary health care
is a philosophy of care based on social justice, and an organising framework for the activities of health
professionals
Primary health care principles
Accessible health care
Appropriate technology
Health Promotion
Cultural Sensitivity
Intersectoral Collaboration
Community Participation
Primary Care
The first line of care when a person is sick or injured. Primary care is an element of primary health care.
Ottowa Charter
Emphasises the importance of promoting health at a global level, and identifies the fundamental
conditions and resources for community health.
Principles of the Ottowa Charter
Build healthy public policy
Create supportive environments
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skills
Reorient health services
Health promotion
LATEST VERSION; RATED A+
The social determinants of health
The social gradient, stress, early life, social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction,
food, and transport.
Health (textbook definition)
A multi layered social and ecological phenomenon created in the context of community life.
Health (WHO definition)
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
Illness
the response of a person to a disease: it is an abnormal process to which the person's level of
functioning is changed to the previous level.
Disease
a pathological change in the structure or function of the body or mind
Wellbeing
A state of existence that is of satisfactory condition determined by health, happiness and prosperity.
Dahlgren and Whitehead model first layer
Age, sex and constitutional factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model second layer
Individual lifestyle factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model third layer
Social and community networks
Dahlgren and Whitehead model forth layer
Agriculture and food production, education, work environment, living and working conditions,
unemployment, water and sanitation, health care services, and housing.
Dahlgren and Whitehead model fifth layer
General socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions
Biomedical Model
, a conceptual model of illness that excludes psychological and social factors and includes only biologic
factors in an attempt to understand a person's medical illness or disorder
Morbidity
is a term used to describe how often a disease occurs in a specific area or is a term used to focus on
death.
Mortality
The state of being subject to death,
Death, especially on a large scale
Acute
Present or experienced to a severe of intense degree.
Chronic
Persisting for a long time or constantly reoccuring
Primary health care
is a philosophy of care based on social justice, and an organising framework for the activities of health
professionals
Primary health care principles
Accessible health care
Appropriate technology
Health Promotion
Cultural Sensitivity
Intersectoral Collaboration
Community Participation
Primary Care
The first line of care when a person is sick or injured. Primary care is an element of primary health care.
Ottowa Charter
Emphasises the importance of promoting health at a global level, and identifies the fundamental
conditions and resources for community health.
Principles of the Ottowa Charter
Build healthy public policy
Create supportive environments
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skills
Reorient health services
Health promotion
