WEEK 6: HEALTH THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE

Question 1

Explain the relationship between between social determinants and health through the lifespan

Answer 1

• How social determinants affect health at different times of life
• How social determinants operate at different points during development
eg ↑ awareness in public health of long term impact on health of exposures and social context early in life

Question 2

what are the core concepts in life?

Answer 2

♣	Cohorts
♣	Life transitions
♣	Trajectories (predicted future) 
♣	Life events
♣	Turning points

Question 3

What are elders four themes?

Answer 3

Lives and historical times: ♣ The effects of historical events can result in a transition, change our trajectory, a life event, or a turning point;

The timing of lives: ♣ The impact of events is affected by life stage

Linked Lives: Our interdependence and embeddedness in social relationships across the lifespan

Human agency: People’s own plans, decisions and choices have an impact on their life course

Question 4

what is the social gradient?

Answer 4

Lower SES means lower level of health.