PPN 302-021: WEEK TWO (2): HEALTH
PROMOTION, HEALTH EQUITY, AND
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH (SDH) PPT + READING NOTES
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
1. Introduction
There are many Defintions of Health. What are some of them? - Correct Answers -1)
Health is a complete harmony of mind, body, and spirit
2) Health is a resource for everyday living
3) Health is bound within political, economic, and religious domains
4) Health is having a supportive social network
5) Health is living in a just and fair society
6) Health is subjective
7) Health is holistic, evolving, and dynamic
8) Health is having the ability to pursure ones full potential and aspirations
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
2. Health is defined by the individuals defintion of health T or F - Correct Answers -True
(Health is what the person says it is)
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3. What are SDH? And how do they impact Health?
A) Factors that determine an individual's genetic makeup.
B) Conditions in the physical environment that impact health.
C) Economic and social conditions that influence health outcomes.
,D) Personal lifestyle choices that affect well-being. - Correct Answers -SDH of C)
economic and social conditions that influence health outcomes
Howevere the definition of SDH can extent beyond that, to multiple domains such as
political, safety, etc
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
4. Name some SDH - Correct Answers -1) poverty/income
2) education
3) unemployment
4) race/ethnicity
5) social safety net
6) immigration/refugee status
7) aboriginal status
8)housing
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
5. What is a Social Justice Approach?
A) A focus on individual patient care without considering broader societal factors.
B) A belief that healthcare is a privilege, not a right.
C) A commitment to addressing health disparities and promoting equitable access to
care.
D) A disregard for ethical principles in healthcare decision-making. - Correct Answers -
(C) A Social Justice Approach is approach taken by CHN to understand and address
health inequalities and disparities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
6. In A Social Justice Approach the nurse looks at understanding the positions of what
groups? - Correct Answers -In a social justice approach the nurse looks at
understanding where one group stands in relation to another
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
7. In a Social Justice Approach the nurse believes in the equal distribution of what? -
Correct Answers -of societies resources and opportunities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
8. In order for a CHN to practice the Social Justice Approach they must question? -
Correct Answers -Question the current positional status of advantaged groups in
comparison to disadvantaged groups and acknowledge systemic barriers
, Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
9. Do CHN prefer equality or equity? - Correct Answers -Equity
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10. What are Health Disparities? - Correct Answers -Health Disparities are differences
in health status due to inequalities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
11. Health Disparities are ________________ - Correct Answers -AVOIDABLE
* they are unfair and systematically ingrained in us but they avoidable
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
12. What is inequality? - Correct Answers -the unfair distribution of resources in society
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
13. Roots of Health Disparities lie where? - Correct Answers -deep in social historical
political economical environmental contexts
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
14. Health Disparities result from what - Correct Answers -They Result from Health
Inequalities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
15. What is the Health Equity Commitment? - Correct Answers -This is Canada's
Commitmnet to bridging gaps in society by addressing inequalities, therefore
addressing health disparities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
16. Communities with no access to healthcare are called what? - Correct Answers -
Health Deserts
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
17. What groups compose of Canadas Most Vulnerable Populations? - Correct Answers
-1) Aboriginal/Indigenous
2) Immigrants
3) Refugees
4) Disabled
5) Women
6) Elderly
7) Stigmatized
8) Children & Youth
PROMOTION, HEALTH EQUITY, AND
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH (SDH) PPT + READING NOTES
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
1. Introduction
There are many Defintions of Health. What are some of them? - Correct Answers -1)
Health is a complete harmony of mind, body, and spirit
2) Health is a resource for everyday living
3) Health is bound within political, economic, and religious domains
4) Health is having a supportive social network
5) Health is living in a just and fair society
6) Health is subjective
7) Health is holistic, evolving, and dynamic
8) Health is having the ability to pursure ones full potential and aspirations
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
2. Health is defined by the individuals defintion of health T or F - Correct Answers -True
(Health is what the person says it is)
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
3. What are SDH? And how do they impact Health?
A) Factors that determine an individual's genetic makeup.
B) Conditions in the physical environment that impact health.
C) Economic and social conditions that influence health outcomes.
,D) Personal lifestyle choices that affect well-being. - Correct Answers -SDH of C)
economic and social conditions that influence health outcomes
Howevere the definition of SDH can extent beyond that, to multiple domains such as
political, safety, etc
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
4. Name some SDH - Correct Answers -1) poverty/income
2) education
3) unemployment
4) race/ethnicity
5) social safety net
6) immigration/refugee status
7) aboriginal status
8)housing
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
5. What is a Social Justice Approach?
A) A focus on individual patient care without considering broader societal factors.
B) A belief that healthcare is a privilege, not a right.
C) A commitment to addressing health disparities and promoting equitable access to
care.
D) A disregard for ethical principles in healthcare decision-making. - Correct Answers -
(C) A Social Justice Approach is approach taken by CHN to understand and address
health inequalities and disparities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
6. In A Social Justice Approach the nurse looks at understanding the positions of what
groups? - Correct Answers -In a social justice approach the nurse looks at
understanding where one group stands in relation to another
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
7. In a Social Justice Approach the nurse believes in the equal distribution of what? -
Correct Answers -of societies resources and opportunities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
8. In order for a CHN to practice the Social Justice Approach they must question? -
Correct Answers -Question the current positional status of advantaged groups in
comparison to disadvantaged groups and acknowledge systemic barriers
, Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
9. Do CHN prefer equality or equity? - Correct Answers -Equity
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
10. What are Health Disparities? - Correct Answers -Health Disparities are differences
in health status due to inequalities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
11. Health Disparities are ________________ - Correct Answers -AVOIDABLE
* they are unfair and systematically ingrained in us but they avoidable
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
12. What is inequality? - Correct Answers -the unfair distribution of resources in society
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
13. Roots of Health Disparities lie where? - Correct Answers -deep in social historical
political economical environmental contexts
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
14. Health Disparities result from what - Correct Answers -They Result from Health
Inequalities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
15. What is the Health Equity Commitment? - Correct Answers -This is Canada's
Commitmnet to bridging gaps in society by addressing inequalities, therefore
addressing health disparities
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
16. Communities with no access to healthcare are called what? - Correct Answers -
Health Deserts
Week Two (2): HP/HE/SDH
17. What groups compose of Canadas Most Vulnerable Populations? - Correct Answers
-1) Aboriginal/Indigenous
2) Immigrants
3) Refugees
4) Disabled
5) Women
6) Elderly
7) Stigmatized
8) Children & Youth
