SDOH UNIT 1 Questions &
Answers(RATED A+)
The conditions in which people live and work - ANSWERdirectly affect the quality of
their health
health and illness follow a social gradient - ANSWERthe lower the socioeconomic
position the worse the health
Canada is one of the biggest spenders in healthcare - ANSWERhas the worst record
in providing an effective social safety net
These conditions have come to be known as the social determinant of health -
ANSWERthe living and working conditions they experience
the quality of health shaping living conditions is powerfully determined by -
ANSWERdecisions governments make in a range if different public policy domains
The WHO sees health damaging experiences as resulting from - ANSWERa toxic
combination of poor social policies and programs, unfair economic arrangements
and bad politics
What was established in the mid - 1800's - ANSWERthe importance to health of
living conditions and has been enshrined in the Canadian government policy
documents since the mid - 1970's
Canada is a - ANSWERHealth Promotion Powerhouse
health is shaped by - ANSWERhow income and wealth is distributed, whether we
are employed and if so the working conditions we experience
Our well-being is also determined by - ANSWERthe health and social services we
receive
The quality of the SODH experienced explain the wide health inequalities -
ANSWERhow long Canadians live?
cardiovascular disease
adult onset diabetes
respiratory disease
Differences among children in surviving beyond 1st year of life, experiencing
childhood afflictions such as asthma, injuries and falling behind in school are related
to - ANSWERthe social determinants of health they experience
inequality is - ANSWERincreasing
poverty rates are - ANSWERamongst the highest of wealthy nations
, Canadian spending in support of families, persons with disabilities, older Canadians
and employment training is - ANSWERamongst the lowest of these same wealthy
nations
how many SDOH are there - ANSWER17 (textbook), 14 (Canadian Public Health
Associations)
What are the 17 SDOH - ANSWERdisability
early child development
education
employment and working conditions
food insecurity
gender
geography
globalization
health services
housing
immigration
income and income distribution
Indigenous ancestry
race
social exclusion
social safety net
unemployment and job security
adverse living and working conditions experience - ANSWERconcrete material and
social deprivation that adversely affect health
Chronic stress leads to prolonged - ANSWERbiological reactions that strain the
physical body
liberal welfare state - ANSWERprovide modest benefits, provides assistance only
when economic market fails to meet citizen needs
Austerity means - ANSWEReven lower public expenditures lessened taxation or
corporations and the wealthy
Continuous stress-or-allostatic load- beginning during childhood weakens -
ANSWERresistance to disease and disrupts the functioning of the hormonal
metabolic and immune systems
Healthy living programs aimed at those at risk are - ANSWERnot very effective in
improving health and quality of life
The most effective way to improve health is by - ANSWERimproving the living and
working conditions people experience
the term welfare state has come to stand for - ANSWERpublic policies and how they
provide economic and social security to societal members
Answers(RATED A+)
The conditions in which people live and work - ANSWERdirectly affect the quality of
their health
health and illness follow a social gradient - ANSWERthe lower the socioeconomic
position the worse the health
Canada is one of the biggest spenders in healthcare - ANSWERhas the worst record
in providing an effective social safety net
These conditions have come to be known as the social determinant of health -
ANSWERthe living and working conditions they experience
the quality of health shaping living conditions is powerfully determined by -
ANSWERdecisions governments make in a range if different public policy domains
The WHO sees health damaging experiences as resulting from - ANSWERa toxic
combination of poor social policies and programs, unfair economic arrangements
and bad politics
What was established in the mid - 1800's - ANSWERthe importance to health of
living conditions and has been enshrined in the Canadian government policy
documents since the mid - 1970's
Canada is a - ANSWERHealth Promotion Powerhouse
health is shaped by - ANSWERhow income and wealth is distributed, whether we
are employed and if so the working conditions we experience
Our well-being is also determined by - ANSWERthe health and social services we
receive
The quality of the SODH experienced explain the wide health inequalities -
ANSWERhow long Canadians live?
cardiovascular disease
adult onset diabetes
respiratory disease
Differences among children in surviving beyond 1st year of life, experiencing
childhood afflictions such as asthma, injuries and falling behind in school are related
to - ANSWERthe social determinants of health they experience
inequality is - ANSWERincreasing
poverty rates are - ANSWERamongst the highest of wealthy nations
, Canadian spending in support of families, persons with disabilities, older Canadians
and employment training is - ANSWERamongst the lowest of these same wealthy
nations
how many SDOH are there - ANSWER17 (textbook), 14 (Canadian Public Health
Associations)
What are the 17 SDOH - ANSWERdisability
early child development
education
employment and working conditions
food insecurity
gender
geography
globalization
health services
housing
immigration
income and income distribution
Indigenous ancestry
race
social exclusion
social safety net
unemployment and job security
adverse living and working conditions experience - ANSWERconcrete material and
social deprivation that adversely affect health
Chronic stress leads to prolonged - ANSWERbiological reactions that strain the
physical body
liberal welfare state - ANSWERprovide modest benefits, provides assistance only
when economic market fails to meet citizen needs
Austerity means - ANSWEReven lower public expenditures lessened taxation or
corporations and the wealthy
Continuous stress-or-allostatic load- beginning during childhood weakens -
ANSWERresistance to disease and disrupts the functioning of the hormonal
metabolic and immune systems
Healthy living programs aimed at those at risk are - ANSWERnot very effective in
improving health and quality of life
The most effective way to improve health is by - ANSWERimproving the living and
working conditions people experience
the term welfare state has come to stand for - ANSWERpublic policies and how they
provide economic and social security to societal members
