THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
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THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
The social determinants of health - ANSWER-The social gradient, stress, early li...
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
The social determinants of health - ANSWER-The social gradient, stress, early life,
social exclusion, work, unemployment, social support, addiction, food, and transport.
Health (textbook definition) - ANSWER-A multi layered social and ecological
phenomenon created in the context of community life.
Health (WHO definition) - ANSWER-A state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Illness - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-a pathological change in the structure or function of the body or
mind
Wellbeing - ANSWER-A state of existence that is of satisfactory condition determined
by health, happiness and prosperity.
Dahlgren and Whitehead model first layer - ANSWER-Age, sex and constitutional
factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model second layer - ANSWER-Individual lifestyle factors
Dahlgren and Whitehead model third layer - ANSWER-Social and community networks
Dahlgren and Whitehead model forth layer - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-General socioeconomic, cultural
and environmental conditions
Biomedical Model - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The state of being subject to death,
Death, especially on a large scale
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER-Collaborating with other sectors and agencies as
well as with the local community to prioritise, plan and implement short and long term
projects. Included are plans to respond to structural, place-based conditions that affect
health.
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER-Ensuring there are appropriate resources to support and
sustain community activities. Included are strategies for maintaining and extending
funding to accommodate the needs of capacity- building initiatives, maintaining the
integrity of the social and cultural contexts, and embedding projects within existing
community agencies.
Coping - ANSWER-To face and deal with responsibilities, problems or difficulties,
especially successfully on in a calm or adequate manner.
Illness behaviour - ANSWER-thus involves the manner in which individuals monitor their
bodies, define and interpret their symptoms, take remedial action, and utilise sources of
help as well as the more formal health care system
Dimensions of health - ANSWER-The WHO definition of health suggests that health is a
continuum, and extends the notion of health to include states of positive well-being
Acute - ANSWER-Present or experienced to a severe of intense degree.
Chronic - ANSWER-Persisting for a long time or constantly reoccuring
Primary health care - ANSWER-is a philosophy of care based on social justice, and an
organising framework for the activities of health professionals
Primary health care principles - ANSWER-Accessible health care
Appropriate technology
Health Promotion
Cultural Sensitivity
Intersectoral Collaboration
Community Participation
Primary Care - ANSWER-The first line of care when a person is sick or injured. Primary
care is an element of primary health care.
Ottowa Charter - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Build healthy public policy
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