Week 1 lecture

Question 1

communities are defined by

Answer 1

people, place, function

Question 2

There are communities of..

Answer 2

interest, concern, neighbourhoods, practice

Question 3

Systems theory

Answer 3

subsystems and suprasystems interact and influence each other

Question 4

Mandala of health

Answer 4

3 dimensional model that focuses on the understanding of human ecology as an interaction of culture with human environment
- mind, body, spirit

Question 5

Influences on mandala of health

Answer 5

personal behaviour, psycho socio economic environment, physical environment, human biology

Question 6

Being

Answer 6

interacting as a collective
- include elements of membership, influence, fulfillment, shared emotional connection

Question 7

belonging

Answer 7

expressing a sense of community

Question 8

becoming

Answer 8

acting as a community

Question 9

Overlap of community process and characteristics

Answer 9

inclusive, equitable, and broad participation, collaboration between partners, assess and address health concerns, engagement

Question 10

Line of defense

Answer 10

tells you about health of a community
- want it to be far from individuals

Question 11

Flexible line of defense

Answer 11

lives outside normal line of defense and acts as a buffer to represent how fluid responses can be when looking at community stressors

Question 12

Lines of resistance

Answer 12

tells us about strengths of a community

Question 13

determinants of health

Answer 13

• income/social status
• employment/working conditions
• education/literacy
• childhood experiences
• physical environment
• social support/coping skills
• healthy behaviour
• access to health services
• biology and genetic endowment
• gender
• culture