GLPH 171 Final Exam Review - Modules 1-6 Q&A 100% Correct (2023 A+)

GLPH 171 Final Exam Review - Modules 1-6 Q&A 100% Correct (2023 A+) What is the WHO definition of health? - ANS-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity What factors does social well-being include - ANS-social cohesion, support, a sense of belonging, connection 50% of your _______ makes you sick - ANS-life What are some factors in your life that make you sick? - ANS-income, disability, education, gender, race, access to food and housing, community belonging 25% of your ________ makes you sick - ANS-health care what are some factors of health care that can make you sick? - ANS-access to health care, how good the system is, wait times 15% of your _____ makes you sick - ANS-biology (genetics) 10% of your ______ makes you sick - ANS-environment why may the WHO's definition of health not be completely accurate? - ANS-people can still be considered healthy and consider themselves healthy even if they aren't completely physically, socially, or mentally well. For example, a 90 year old lady who just had breast cancer considers herself healthy because she is ageing well and has a high quality of life even though her physical health isn't completely perfect. why do we examine causes of mortality between different countries? - ANS-it allows us to see how health is influenced by different physical and social factors -- mortality is a universal indicator of health What are some SDH in Canada? - ANS-Indigenous status Gender Disability Housing Early life Income Education Race employment Working conditions Social exclusion Food insecurity Social safety net Health services Unemployment What are the five levels of health determinants? - ANS-individual, household, community, national, international what are the three things that are important to consider when studying SDH? - ANS-1. the connection between the SDH 2. the combined effects of SDH 3. different SDH have different effects for different people What is epidemiology? - ANS-The study of the distribution, determinants, and deterrents of mortality and morbidity in human populations, how and why do different patterns of health and disease occur amongst various subgroups in a population? what is social epidemiology? - ANS-studies social distribution and SDH what is the independent variable? - ANS-the cause of an effect, the predictor that causes the dependent variable what is the dependent variable? - ANS-the effect, the outcome of an independent variable Who is the father of epidemiology? Why? - ANS-John Snow for his work in mapping the cholera outbreak in London and figuring out why it happened what was the major finding of Jon Snow's research? - ANS-he discovered that where people lived gave rise to cholera, not their individual biology What is causation? - ANS-the relationship between cause and effect, an independent variable must certainly cause a dependent variable What is correlation/association? - ANS-relationship between two or more variables that does not infer causation, the direction of variables' relationship is not clear what are some criteria Bradford Hill established for causation? - ANS-A strong association between variables to rule out other explanations Must be demonstrated repeatedly The cause should occur before the effect Increased exposure should increase the magnitude of the effect Continues...