Flashcards in Module 5a Deck (15)
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A famous person: Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902)
young pathologist
lived with coal miners
recommended remediation of social, economic and working conditions(SOCIAL CONDITIONS rather than medical response) .. and was promptly fired.
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“Health care system … only accounts for ___ of health outcomes”
25%
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Population health refers to heath of popn as measured by ?
health status indicators and as influenced by social, economic, and physical environments, personal health practices, individual capacity and coping skills, human biology, early childhood development, and health services.
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As an approach, Population Health focuses on the?
identifies the?
applies the?
the interrelated conditions and factors that influence the health of populations over the life course
, identifies systemic variations in their patterns of occurrence
applies the resulting knowledge to develop and implement policies and actions to improve the health and well-being of those populations”
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Population Health major focus?
reduction of health inequalities and inequiteis between group
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Holistic perspective -
physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions of health
- socio-political context is CRITICAL elememt
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An Aboriginal health model
Three critical levels:
1) promixal
2) intermediate
3) distal
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1) Proximal determinants -
health behaviours, physical environments, employment & income, education, food security
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2) Intermediate determinants -
health care systems, educational systems, community infrastructure, resources, & capacities, cultural continuity, etc
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3) Distal determinants
– colonialism, racism & social exclusion, self determination
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Health disparities/inequities are ?
unfair and fixable differences in health status
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Socio-economic gradient in health shows the ?
worst health for people living on the lowest incomes
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Striking health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples (Loppie Reading & Wien 2009)
higher rate of diabetes
- higher rate of tuberculosis
- higher rate of high blood pressure
- higher rate of depressive episodes
- higher rate suicide
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“Mortality Transition”
– changes in how we (as a society) die
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