N201 Environmental influences

• Meta-Concept of Environment


  Includes: Indigenous, DOH, Physical, Socio-economic, Political and Health Care Delivery System in the surgical context
• Determinants of Health


  • Examples of Health Inequities
  • Health Equity
• What does health equity have to do with access to surgical services?

  What factors might prevent an individual from accessing surgical services?
• Physical Environment


  Includes natural environment, community, workplace & home
• Political


  The use of power to influence change and decision-making in institutions, professional associations, community associations, informal policy networks, and all levels of government
• Health Care Delivery System


  The organizational structure and operationalization of health care
• Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada

  • Principle 1
  • Principle 2
  • Principle 3
  • Principle 4
  • Principle 5
  • Principle 6