What are the 3 Major Areas of Health? - ANSWERSPhysical, Mental, Social
How do we know if we are health? - ANSWERSBy comparison with powerful indicators
-over time (trends)
-geographic areas
-groups of people
What puts a strain on healthcare spending? - ANSWERSChronic Diseases
Complex pub...
What are the 3 Major Areas of Health? - ANSWERSPhysical, Mental, Social
How do we know if we are health? - ANSWERSBy comparison with powerful indicators
-over time (trends)
-geographic areas
-groups of people
What puts a strain on healthcare spending? - ANSWERSChronic Diseases
Complex public health problems
Social and environmental conditions
Disparities in health
What do determinants of health emphasize? - ANSWERSPhysical environment
Social environment
Health Behaviors
Medical Care
What does life course emphasize? - ANSWERSConditions/experiences in early life
Why are health indicators a powerful tool for monitoring and communicating critical info about
population health? - ANSWERSSupport planning and track progress toward broad community objectives
Engagement of partners into civic and collaborative actions
Inform policy and policymakers and can be used to promote accountability among governmental and
non-governmental agencies
,Common Health indicators? - ANSWERSLife expectancy
Premature mortality
Age-specific death rates
Cause Specific deaths
Births to teens
Very/Low Birth weight
Adequacy of prenatal care
Social characteristics of parents
Obesity
Chronic Diseases
Health Behaviors
Access to Environment
Social Determinants of Health in Canada - ANSWERSAboriginal Status
Disability
Early Life
Education
Employment and working conditions
Food insecurity
Health Services
Gender
Housing
Income and income distribution
Race
Social exclusion
Social safety net
Unemployment and job security
Social Indicators - ANSWERSPhysical Environment
, Social Environment
Child and family focused
Health System Performance Indicators - ANSWERSAccess
Cost
Quality of Care
Health Selection - ANSWERSrelationship between health and another factor is due to poor health
causing the association
e.g. sic people are more likely to become unemployed
Social Causation - ANSWERSThe nature and distribution of social and economic resources leads to
differences in health status
Health Inequality or disparity - ANSWERSdifferences in health status across or between different
population
Material Pathway - ANSWERSSocial and economic determinants provide access to health enhancing or
sustaining resources
Behavioral Pathway - ANSWERSRefers to enhancing or diminishing behavior such as dietary practices,
exercise and smoking, and other risk reducing practices that may, n part, explain the observed SES
gradient in health.
Primary Determinants of Health - ANSWERSAgriculture and food production
Education
Work environment
Living and working conditions
Unemployment
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