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Flashcards for health determinants lecture review.

Risk Factors

Factors that are detrimental to health.

Protective Factors

Factors that promote or enhance health.

Determinants of Health

Factors that raise or lower a level of health in a population or individual.

Social Determinants of Health

Aspects of society and the social environment that have an impact on health.

Socioeconomic Determinants

Conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, work, and age.

Environmental Determinants

Factors occurring externally to the person but also including behaviours undertaken by the individual that place them at risk.

Built Environment

Aspects of our surroundings created or modified by people.

Natural Environment

All the organisms, elements, and landscapes found on earth.

Biomedical Determinants

Factors relating to the body that impact on health.

Food

Substances that consist of nutrients used by the body to sustain growth, complete vital processes, and maintain energy.

Addiction

A condition in which a person is unable to stop using a substance or engaging in a behaviour.

Unemployment

Occurs when someone is willing and able to work but does not have a paid job.

Culture

An umbrella term which encompasses the social behaviour and norms found in human societies.

Early Life

The period from prenatal development to eight years of age, with remarkable brain growth and development.

Transport

The movement of goods or persons from place to place.

Stress

A state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation.

Work

An activity that a person uses physical or mental effort to do usually for money.

Social Support

A network of family, friends, neighbours, and community members that is available in times of need.

Social Exclusion

A situation where not everyone has equal access to the opportunities and services that allow them to lead a decent, happy life.

Social Gradient

A term used to describe the phenomenon whereby people who are less advantaged in terms of socioeconomic position have worse health and shorter lives than those who are more advantaged.

Family

A group of 2 or more persons related by birth, marriage or adoption.

Access to Services

The ability of people to reach places and services.

Migration

A term used to refer to people who are forced to leave their homes for many reasons, including conflict and violence.

Employment

A relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services.

Food Security

The state of having reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food.

Income

Refers to money coming in either for work done, interest of profit from capital invested or rent from a property or land that is set.

Neighborhood/Housing

A geographically localized community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area and the buildings, including homes within it.

Education

A purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills.

Values

Principles by which one lives their life and moral standards or compass that guides decision making.

Beliefs

A person's perception of what is true/fact, even though that belief may be unproven or irrational.

Values

Principles by which one lives their life and moral standards or compass that guides decision making.

Attitudes

An individual's feelings towards an object, person or situation. Expressed through words or behaviour.

Social Marketing

Social Marketing seeks to influence social health behaviors not to benefit the marketer, but to benefit the target audience and the greater society.

Product

In social marketing, the product can be tangible or intangible. It can be a physical offering, a service, a practice or an idea to improve health.

Price

Refers to the perceived cost of adopting the new behaviour.

Place

Place refers to the channels and locations where the target audience will be most influenced and access the related resources.

Promotion

Promotion involves the strategies and messages to communicate and persuade the target audience to change their behaviour to achieve the desired outcome.

Social norms

Unwritten rules influencing group behavior perceptions.

Cultural norms

Behavior patterns shaped by cultural upbringing.

Health Promotion

Enabling individuals to improve their health control.

The Ottawa Charter

Document guiding health promotion implementation.

Building Health Public Policy

Government decisions enhancing individual health choices.

Creating supportive environments

Ensuring safe, stimulating spaces for living.

Strengthening Community Action

Communities collaborating to promote health choices.

Developing Personal Skills

Educating individuals for informed health decisions.

Reorienting Health Services

Healthcare prioritizing prevention and universal access.

Enable

Providing support and access for healthy choices.

Mediate

Act as a third party to resolve disputes.

Advocate

Publicly support policies improving health conditions.

Health Literacy

Understanding and using health information effectively.

Functional Health Literacy

Basic skills for accessing and understanding information.

Interactive Health Literacy

Improving personal skills to act on health advice.

Critical Health Literacy

Initiating action for health improvement in communities.

Accessing

Locating valid and reliable health information.

Reading

Ability to read health information at required level.

Comprehending

Understanding and applying health advice effectively.

Product Placement

Advertising products in media for promotional purposes.

Media Influence

Current affairs affecting health product usage.

Transport Accessibility

Influencing health service uptake via transport availability.

Cost Influence

Expense affecting brand selection and consumer choice.

Consumer Confidence

Trust in brands leading to emotional connections.

Self-care

Actions to maintain physical and emotional health.

Disease Management

Teaching patients to manage chronic diseases.

Chronic Disease

Prolonged illness rarely cured completely.