Unit 3 Flashcards
(31 cards)
What are social determinants of health?
Social determinants of health are conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, which significantly affect health outcomes.
How do poor conditions affect health?
Poor conditions lead to poorer health, with unhealthy environments and behaviors having direct harmful effects.
What is a major social injustice related to health?
People living in disadvantaged circumstances experience more illnesses, disabilities, and shorter lives than those who are affluent.
What factors are included in the determinants of health?
Determinants of health include income and social status, education, employment, physical environments, social environments, and more.
Why emphasize social determinants of health?
Social determinants have a direct impact on health, predict health status variance, and structure health behaviors.
What is the role of medical care in health?
While medical care can improve health outcomes, social and economic conditions are more crucial for overall population health.
What are the Ottawa Charter’s prerequisites of health?
Prerequisites include peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources, social justice, and equity.
What are the 10 Essential Public Health Services?
The services include monitoring health status, diagnosing health problems, educating about health issues, mobilizing partnerships, and more.
What is the psychosocial approach in health determinants?
It emphasizes that perceptions of personal status in unequal societies lead to stress and poor health.
What does the social production of disease framework address?
It addresses economic and political determinants of health and disease, focusing on structural causes of inequalities.
What is Krieger’s ‘ecosocial’ approach?
It integrates social and biological factors to understand disease distribution and social inequities in health.
What are intermediary determinants of health?
They include material circumstances, psychosocial circumstances, behavioral factors, and the health system itself.
What is the importance of social capital in health?
Social capital promotes equity and cooperative relationships between citizens and institutions.
What is the epidemiologic transition?
It refers to changing patterns of disease, with a shift from infectious diseases to chronic disorders.
What is the WHO definition of public health?
Public health refers to organized measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among populations.
What is the purpose of monitoring health status?
To identify and solve community health problems through accurate assessment and identification of health risks.
What does food traceability involve?
It involves procedures to know the origin and path of a product throughout the food chain.
What is the role of the health system in social determinants?
The health system mediates the differential consequences of illness and access to care.
What are efficient processes for?
Licensing and credentialing requirements.
What is the importance of public health competencies?
They are essential for effective public health practice.
What is emphasized in continuing education?
Life-long learning.
What is a key focus of leadership development?
Enhancing leadership skills in public health.
What does cultural competence refer to?
The ability to understand and respond effectively to cultural differences.
What is the goal of evaluating health services?
To assess effectiveness, accessibility, and quality.
