week 3

• What are the 5 domains of social determinants of health?

  Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Healthcare Access and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Communities, and social and community context
• What are social determinants of health?

  the conditions of environment where people are born, live, work, ect

  that affect a wide range of health function/quality of life; Includes: Network, socioeconomic status, culture, environment, health systems
• What are structural determinants?

  unequal distributions of monetary/material resources that affect health and shape a persons place in society; Having to do with the environment and society; Includes: Structural racism, governance, not to be confused with personal determinates
• What are Intermediary Determinates?

  downstream from structural; Material circumstances, psychosocial, behavioral characteristics Includes: Working conditions, pay, access to housing, medical care
• What are the 3 Overachieving Factors that impact these determinates?

  1.Income Inequality: Economic & social equality and chronic diseases within the society is a greater determinant of death rates and average lifespan than the country’s position with regard to others

  2. Social Connectedness: "Belonging" is related to longer life and better health, as well as to community participation

  3. Sense of Person/ Collective Efficacy: Sense of control over their lives, higher sense or stronger history of efficacy= longer life, better health maintenance, and more vigorous civic life
• 5 social determinants of health in healthy people:

  Economic stability: people w/ steady employment are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to be healthy

  Education Access and Quality: people with higher education are more likely to be healthier and live longer

  Healthcare access: increasing access to high quality healthcare will ensure more individuals can reach higher health levels and better well being
• Education ?

  low education levels are linked with poor health, more stress and lower self-confidence.
• Physical environment?

  safe water and clean air, healthy workplaces, safe houses, communities and roads all contribute to good health