1. medical (traditional or biomedical)
2. behavioural (lifestyle)
3. socio-environmental (societal)
4. political Economy (Structural-Critical)
Seen as the absence of disease or presence.
It is treated through surgical intervention, drugs, therapies, healthcare managed behaviour changes...
An individual approach that targets high risk individuals
The actors are physicians, nurses, and allied health workers
Socio-environmental (societal)
positive state defined in connectedness to one’s family/friends/community, being in control, ability to do things that are important or have meaning, community and societal structures supporting human development. Health problems: psychosocial risk factors and socio-economic risk conditions: poverty, income gap, powerlessness, pollution, stressful environment, hazardous living and working conditions, etc.
Seen as: equitable distribution of resources within a society and the organization and exercise of political and economic power by various institutions and social class interests (the 1%)
Health Problems: inequity in the distribution of economic and social power. Of particular interest is dominance by the wealthy and the influence of multinational corporations over the economic and social life of a society at the expense of the health of the population
1. All social determinants of health are important to the health of Canadians
2. All the social determinants of health are understandable to Canadians
3. All the social determinants of health have clear policy relevance to Canadian decision makers and citizens
4.All social determinants of health are especially timely and relevant
Nordic countries such as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Where does Canada fall? The middle of the pack because of the way we invest in our health care
Mean the same thing
There are differences between two groups of people on a health indicator
EX there is a difference in life span among African American males versus White males in the United States
an unfair and unjust man made difference that is socially unjust that is produced by human beings… it is systematic, socially produced; therefore, avoidable or changeable by policy intervention
prevalence
Percentage of a population that has a certain illness
EX in South Africa 25% of girls have HIV
Infant mortality rates
Birth weight
Life expectancy
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