Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Low Birth Weight, Health Promotion, Canadian Nurses Association
15 Nov 2015
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Chapter 14: implications of inequities in health for. Status of health inequities in canada: primary category for identifying health inequities is family or individual income, examining health of people within a specific geographic area. Geographic areas are placed into equal population-sized groups from the wealthiest to the poorest. Individuals and families as a function of their income and then examines their health outcomes. Sources of health inequities: varying quality of living conditions. Approach 1: health inequities and access to and quality of health care and. Social services: less access to necessary services or these services are of less than optimal quality, strategies, problems. Social services agencies support at-risk individuals and communities. Obscure the role that living conditions play in creating health inequities. Approach 2: health inequities and modifiable medical and behavioral risk. Factors: use a healthy lifestyle approach to change people"s lifestyles, strategies and modifications. Develop and evaluate healthy living and behavioral modification programs.
