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Definition of PUH
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Is to protect, promote and preserve our health.
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Definition of Health
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Is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being not just the absences of disease.
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Definition of Population Health
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the distribution of health outcomes with in a population, the health determinants that influence distribution and the policies and interventions that affect the determinants.
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Aspects of Population Health
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distribution-> determinants-> Policies/ interventions.
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Policies-> determinants and determinants -> distribution
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Policies-> determinants and determinants -> distribution
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How do we define health outcomes?
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Is the health status or change in health status of an individual or group that can be attributed to a single or multiple determinants of health.
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Health Outcomes
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Morbidity; Mortality; Function/Quality of Life; Sense of well-being.
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Determinants of Health
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Biological Factors- Genetic Mutations
Psychosocial Factors- Conflict w/family
Behavioral Factors- Exercise and diet and sex.
Social Factors- live/work/play.
Psychosocial Factors- Conflict w/family
Behavioral Factors- Exercise and diet and sex.
Social Factors- live/work/play.
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Social Determinants of Health
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Born, work, grow, live, age and play.
Health Care Access and Quality
Education Access and Quality
Economic Stability
Social and Community Context
Neighborhood and Built Environment
Health Care Access and Quality
Education Access and Quality
Economic Stability
Social and Community Context
Neighborhood and Built Environment
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Disparities of Health
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Differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality and burden of diseases, as well as other adverse health conditions or outcomes that exist among specific population groups.
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Disparities Arise
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Differences in life opportunities, exposures, stressors, access to health care, quality of care.
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Upstream Determinants
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Policy; impact on behavior, mortality and morbidity
Social Inequities, Institutional Power, Living conditions
Social Inequities, Institutional Power, Living conditions
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Downstream Determinants
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Individual Factors
Mortality, disease and injury, risk behaviors.
Mortality, disease and injury, risk behaviors.
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Systems Thinking
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Helps us better understand what helps or hinders the success of a health intervention. Zooming out helps us see other aspects outside our organization. Helps us see who should be involved. Consider other perspectives.