APA 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Network Ten, Food Security, Health Human Resources
28 Jan 2016
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Social determinants of health the social conditions that influence a person"s health status shaped by public policies: change in gov"t causes a change in public policy and health, these changes have an influence on our health. Profound differences exist between developed and developing nations: access to food, water, sanitation, universal health care there are many different types of health care systems across the world. We often take universal health care in canada for granted. Not many places have taxpayer universal health care. Most places have some form but definitely not the same as canada these 14 factors affect our health greatly: income*, education*, employment, working conditions, early childhood care, food security, housing, social exclusion, social safety network health services** Dr. raphael says: income and education are influential because they affect the rest of the list: income the others. Ends up being the most significant since it influences: education, employment, these have the greatest immediate and persistent effect.
