HSCI 340 Lecture 2: Week 2 note

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSCI 340
• Professor: Viviane Josewski

Document Summary

Theoretical & conceptual framework of sdoh & health inequities. Health promotion & health frameworks to the d of health. Conceptual strengths and weaknesses of health promotion & population health approaches to the sdoh. Linkage between sdoh and the sociopolitical context. Societal forces that shape the quality of the societal factors. Distribution of advantages and disadvantages in a society reflects the distribution of health and disease. Identify societal characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and health distribution in a society. Goal is to integrate factors operating at multiple levels and over the life course in order to increase understanding of the determinants of population health and health inequalities and promote more effective action to improve population health. The health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of such outcome within and between groups. Problematic theory as a necessity, cornerstone of scientific endeavors. Not only what factors contribute to a problem but also how they relate to each other.