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• Intergenerational health approach


  This approach focuses on improving health through policies that affect the health of all the inhabitants of a particular place, rather than individuals
• Ways the government can be involved in health promotion strategies

  • Subsidies and legislation
  • Legislation and taxation
  • Taxation and subsidies
  • Legislation, taxation and subsidies
• Examples of health promotion

  • Safety course
  • Nutrition assessment
  • First aid training
  • All answers are correct
• Health promotion approaches and strategies

  Introduces the various methods used to promote health
• Health promotion approaches


  • Lifestyle
  • Preventative
  • Public Health Approach
• Social determinants of health (SDOH)


  The conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
• Domains of SDOH


  • Economic Stability
  • Education Access and Quality
  • Health Care Access and Quality
  • Neighborhood and Built Environment
  • Social and Community Context
• SDOH are mostly responsible for health inequities-the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries
• Just promoting healthy choices won't eliminate health disparities. Public health organizations and their partners in sectors like education, transportation, and housing need to take action to improve the conditions in people's environments.
• Social determinants include


  • Availability of resources to meet daily needs
  • Access to educational, economic, and job opportunities
  • Access to health care services
  • Quality of education and job training
  • Availability of community-based resources in support of community living and opportunities for recreational and leisure-time activities
  • Transportation options
  • Public safety
  • Social support
• Social determinants include


  • Social norms and attitudes
  • Exposure to crime, violence, and social disorder
  • Socioeconomic conditions
  • Residential segregation
  • Language/Literacy
  • Access to mass media and emerging technologies
  • Culture
• Physical determinants include


  • Natural environment
  • Built environment
  • Worksites, schools, and recreational settings
  • Housing and community design
  • Exposure to toxic substances and other physical hazards
  • Physical barriers, especially for people with disabilities
  • Aesthetic elements
• Key issues that make up the underlying factors in the arena of SDOH

  • Economic Stability
  • Education
  • Social and Community Context
  • Health and Health Care
  • Neighborhood and Built Environment
• Tools and Strategies to address SDON

  • Use of Health Impact Assessments
  • Application of a "health in all policies" strategy
• SDoH will evolve and morph into PDoH - Personal Determinants of Health
• Policy makers at local, state and federal levels will recognize the role that these factors play toward health and well-being of people and will enact policies to provide support for prevention versus late stage clinical intervention
• PDoH will be broadly integrated into Cognitive Health Records and built into AI-based risk predictive models
• Bridging isolation (mental and physical) will be a key focus in addressing SDoH in 2025
• The concept of health is not simply the absence of disease. Our well-being is significantly influenced by social determinants – the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age. These factors play a pivotal role in shaping our mental health, with growing evidence suggesting that addressing these determinants is key to improving overall mental well-being.
• Economic Stability


  Economic factors like poverty, employment status, and financial security are closely linked to mental health. Financial strain can lead to stress, anxiety, and depression. Addressing economic stability involves creating job opportunities, ensuring fair pay, and providing social safety nets.
• Education


  Higher levels of education are generally associated with better mental health outcomes. Initiatives to improve educational access and quality, especially in underprivileged communities, can have a significant positive impact on mental health. With increased access and quality of education, economic outcomes can be improved, and cognitive and emotional skills get further developed, all of which add to the positive impacts on mental health and well-being.
• Social and Community Context

  Social exclusion, discrimination, and lack of social support are detrimental to mental health. Building inclusive communities and fostering social connections are essential. Anti-discrimination laws, community programs, and policies that encourage social inclusion can make a big difference. Simple activities like spending time with family and friends and, in some cases, even work colleagues can foster a healthy environment for improving mental health outcomes. These social interactions allow for the forming of connections and a support system that can help both individuals and groups in tough times.
• Improving mental health requires more than just addressing individual symptoms- it involves tackling the broader social determinants of health. By creating supportive environments and equitable access to resources, we can make significant strides in promoting mental well-being for all.
• What is a problem?

  A problem can be considered the difference between what is, and what might or should be.
• What are some of the good things about problems?

  • Most problems are solvable
  • Problems are opportunities to make some good things happen
  • Problems are also be a challenge
• What is "problem solving?"

  An individual or collaborative process composed of two different skills: (1) To analyze a situation accurately, (2) To make a good decision based on that analysis.
• Why is a group process particularly important?

  Effective group processes enhance a group's ability to solve problems and make decision. It increases the group's efficiency and productivity. It increases the group's participation.
• What is the problem-solving process?

  • Having effective meetings
  • Developing facilitation skills
  • Developing recorder skills
  • Defining and analyzing the problem
  • Generating and choosing solutions
  • Putting your solution into practice
• Problem


  The difference between what is, and what might or should be
• Good things about problems

  • Most problems are solvable
  • Problems are opportunities to make some good things happen
  • Problems are also a challenge
• Problem solving


  An individual or collaborative process composed of (1) To analyze a situation accurately, and (2) To make a good decision based on that analysis
• Importance of a group process

  • Enhances a group's ability to solve problems and make decisions
  • Increases the group's efficiency and productivity
  • Increases the group's participation
• Problem-solving process


  1. Having effective meetings

  2. Developing facilitation skills

  3. Developing recorder skills

  4. Defining and analyzing the problem

  5. Generating and choosing solutions

  6. Putting your solution into practice
• Critical thinking


  • Separating what is true from what is false, or partially true, or incomplete, or slanted, or based on false premises, or assumed to be true because "everyone says so"
  • Considering the context and history of issues, problems, or situations
  • Understanding the assumptions and purposes behind information or situations
  • Creating ways of approaching problems, issues, and situations that address the real, rather than assumed or imagined, factors that underlie or directly cause them
• Why critical thinking is important
• Defining and analyzing the problem

  1. Clarifying the problem

  2. Deciding to solve the problem

  3. Analyzing the problem
• Social determinants of health and development

  Income inequality, social connectedness, sense of personal or collective efficacy, 10 factors that affect health and life expectancy identified by WHO
• Addressing social determinants of health and development

  1. Start by talking to people (community leaders, affected groups, NGOs, government officials, etc.)

  2. Learn about community history

  3. Gather input through interviews, focus groups, community meetings, etc.
• Generating solutions

  1. Idea writing, brainstorming

  2. Evaluating solutions (practicality, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, ease of implementation)
• Making a decision

  Have someone decide and announce, gather input and have one person decide, gather input and vote, build consensus