Health promotion quiz 1

A state of complete physical, social and
mental well‐being, and not merely the
absence of disease. (WHO)

The capacity of individuals to act independently and make free choices

Patterned arrangements which influence or limit choices available.

Refers to differences in the health of individuals or groups. Any measurable aspect of health that varies across individuals or according to socially relevant groupings can be called a health inequality

A health inequity, or health disparity, is a specific type of health inequality that denotes an unjust difference in health

The idea that one needs to examine how various biological, cultural, and social categories interact on multiple (and often simultaneous) levels that lead to oppression and inequality. It is also a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects.

An understanding that health was influenced by environmental and social factors
These factors (pollution, housing, health care, money, education etc.) collectively are the social determinants of health

something that belongs to a particular people or country.

the statistical study of patterns of disease in the population

the first of a long series f theoretical models of individual health behaviour

human biology, environment (physical &social), lifestyle, health care organization

health behaviour, individual factors, social environment, built environment, policy environment, natural environment

Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. its aim is to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice

enable, mediate, advocate

equal opportunities and equal access to resources to enable people to achieve their fullest health potential.

coordinated action by governments, health and other social and economic sectors, nongovernmental and voluntary organizations, local authorities, industry and media.

Political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour health or be harmful to it.

1. build healthy public policy
2. create supportive environments
3. develop personal skills
4. reorient health services
5. strengthen community actions

1.Aboriginal status
2.Disability
3.Early Life
4.Education
5.Employment and working conditions
6.Food (in)security
7.Health care services
8.Gender
9.Housing
10.Income and income distribution
11.Race
12.Social exclusion
13.Social safety net
14.Unemployment and job security

•Life expectancies for Aboriginal peoples are 5 to 14 years less than non-Aboriginal Canadian population
• less income
•Infant mortality rates are 1.5 to 4x higher
•Higher rates of infectious and chronic diseases
•Suicide rates are 5 to 6x higher

•People with disabilities are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed
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•Over 40% of Canadians with disabilities are not in the labour force
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•Those who do work earn less on average than other Canadians
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•Highly reliant on social assistance benefits
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•Canada has some of the strictest restrictions on receiving benefits and level of benefits are low

•Early experiences have both immediate and long-term biological, psychological, and social effects upon health

latency: How childhood experiences predispose children to either good or poor health regardless of later life circumstances.
pathway: Situation when children's exposures to risk factors at one point do not have immediate health effects but lead to situations that do have health consequences
cumulative: Suggest that the longer children live under conditions of material and social deprivation, the more likely they are to show adverse health and developmental outcomes.

Education facilitates citizen engagement (societal level)
Education promotes understanding of how one can promote one's own health through individual action (individual level)

•Employment (in)security
•Physical conditions at work
•Working hours, pace, and stress
•Opportunities for self-expression and individual development

•Food insecure households are more likely to report incidence of diabetes, high blood pressure, food allergies

Urban neighbourhoods where residents have little or no access to stores and restaurants that provide fresh, healthy and affordable foods

Aim of a universal health care system is to protect the health of citizens and spread health costs across the whole society

Women in Canada experience more adverse social determinants of health than men- unpaid work and suffer longer

masculinity

house security& insecurity
overcrowding
basic sanitation
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30%

income and income distribution

Racialized Canadians experience a whole range of adverse living circumstances that threaten health

institutionalized, personal mediated racism, internalized racism

Social exclusion refers to specific groups being denied the opportunity to participate in Canadian life.

Refers to benefits, programs and supports that protect citizens during various life changes that can affect their health.

Lack of employment is associated with physical and mental problems including depression, anxiety, and increased suicide rates.

1. recognize that all canadians are not the same
2. need to address these social determinants of health
3. Focus not just on the individual

▪Fitness is for everyone
-Not just athletes and not just kids
▪Fitness delivers great benefits

help Canadians "get started"

Close proximity- likely to get COVID, no paid leave, minimum wage