Social Determinants

Question 1

6 social determinants of health (1)

Answer 1

1. Income and social status
2. Employment
3. Education and literacy
4. Childhood experiences
5. Physical environments
6. Social support and coping skills

Question 2

6 social determinants of health (2)

Answer 2

7. Healthy behaviours
8. Access to health services
9. Biology and genetic endowment
10. Gender
11. Culture
12. Race/racism

Question 3

What are determinants of health provide

Answer 3

Greater perspective to consider health inequities

Question 4

Understandings of health are often dominated by

Answer 4

Individualistic and biomedical approaches to medicine

Question 5

What is imperative when looking at social determinants of health

Answer 5

Looking beyond to include full range of health determinants experienced by indigenous

Question 6

3 point to consider when thinking of social determinants and indigenous

Answer 6

1. Colonialism needs to be fully accounted for as significant determinant of health
2. They impact indigenous in unique ways
3. Much research and writing is done by non-indigenous