HSS 1101 Lecture 2: Lecture #2 - Social Determinants of Health
27 Feb 2017
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Interaction between genetic susceptibility / resilience and behaviour. Evidence: education, income and relative social position are more predictive of health. These are at the highest levels at predictive an increase in these make you healthier, because it puts you in a better / more stable position. If you are already taught to drink a lot of water, eat healthy, avoid processed/fast food etc. Healthcare: fair access to good quality healthcare will not close the health gap between rich and poor. It will not substantially alter the health of the overall population because only a small minority benefits from treatment: **you need to find approaches that shift the baselines, improve conditions for the entire population** Affluent society: basically, or the bottom line is the richer you become, or the longer you attend school or college, the better your health and the longer you will live.
