1RR3 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% CORRECT!!
What are the social determinants of health? Answer - Are the economic and
social conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities and
jurisdictions as a whole
they determine the extent to which a person possess the physical, social and
personal resources to identify and achieve personal aspirations, satisfy needs,
and cope with the environment
it is about the quality and quantity of a variety of resources that a society
makes available to its members
List some examples of SDoH Answer - Stress/illness
indigenous ancestry
disability
Early childhood development
education
employment/working conditions
food insecurity
gender
geography
health services
housing
,immigration
income and income distribution
race
social safety net
social exclusion
unemployment and job security
globalization
health services
housing
What does into your health? (4) Answer - physical environment
Health care
health behaviours
socioeconomic factors
As an individual, do you have control over your socioeconomic factors that
influence your health? Answer - No, socioeconomic factors like education, job
status, family/social support, income and community safety falls under the
jurisdiction of the government in how they allocate funds and resources
Equity vs Equality Answer - Equity = everyone has an equal outcome but to
achieve it the support needed is different for each indv
Equality = everyone gets the same resources, regardless of indv needs
Describe the WHO Conceptual Framework for SDoH
(2 Determinants, Social cohesion & Capital) Answer - Structural Determinants
of Health & Intermediary Determinants of Health
, Structural Determinants of health are the socioeconomic and political context a
person is born into (governance, economic/social/public policies,
social/cultural values) all of which influence --> a persons Socioeconomic
Position (social class, gender, ethnicity, education, occupation, income)
Socioeconomic Position influences --> The Intermediary Determinants of
Health which are the material circumstances of a person (living/working
conditions, food availability), behaviours and biological factors and
psychosocial factors. The health system has a large impact on the type of
quality of health available.
Intermediary determinants of health influences --> the Impact on Equity in
Health and Wellbeing which circles back and impacts the structural
determinants of health
Social Cohesion and Capital are factors that bridge the structural and
intermediary determinants
Social Cohesion and Social Capital Answer - Are the bridge b/w structural and
intermediary determinants of health in the WHO model
They describe the willingness of ppl living in a community to make sacrifices
and cooperate with eachother for a wider benefit
SDoH are determined by the distribution of ____,_____, and ______ and can
lead to ______ ________ Answer - power, money and resources
health inequity
MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
VERIFIED 100% CORRECT!!
What are the social determinants of health? Answer - Are the economic and
social conditions that influence the health of individuals, communities and
jurisdictions as a whole
they determine the extent to which a person possess the physical, social and
personal resources to identify and achieve personal aspirations, satisfy needs,
and cope with the environment
it is about the quality and quantity of a variety of resources that a society
makes available to its members
List some examples of SDoH Answer - Stress/illness
indigenous ancestry
disability
Early childhood development
education
employment/working conditions
food insecurity
gender
geography
health services
housing
,immigration
income and income distribution
race
social safety net
social exclusion
unemployment and job security
globalization
health services
housing
What does into your health? (4) Answer - physical environment
Health care
health behaviours
socioeconomic factors
As an individual, do you have control over your socioeconomic factors that
influence your health? Answer - No, socioeconomic factors like education, job
status, family/social support, income and community safety falls under the
jurisdiction of the government in how they allocate funds and resources
Equity vs Equality Answer - Equity = everyone has an equal outcome but to
achieve it the support needed is different for each indv
Equality = everyone gets the same resources, regardless of indv needs
Describe the WHO Conceptual Framework for SDoH
(2 Determinants, Social cohesion & Capital) Answer - Structural Determinants
of Health & Intermediary Determinants of Health
, Structural Determinants of health are the socioeconomic and political context a
person is born into (governance, economic/social/public policies,
social/cultural values) all of which influence --> a persons Socioeconomic
Position (social class, gender, ethnicity, education, occupation, income)
Socioeconomic Position influences --> The Intermediary Determinants of
Health which are the material circumstances of a person (living/working
conditions, food availability), behaviours and biological factors and
psychosocial factors. The health system has a large impact on the type of
quality of health available.
Intermediary determinants of health influences --> the Impact on Equity in
Health and Wellbeing which circles back and impacts the structural
determinants of health
Social Cohesion and Capital are factors that bridge the structural and
intermediary determinants
Social Cohesion and Social Capital Answer - Are the bridge b/w structural and
intermediary determinants of health in the WHO model
They describe the willingness of ppl living in a community to make sacrifices
and cooperate with eachother for a wider benefit
SDoH are determined by the distribution of ____,_____, and ______ and can
lead to ______ ________ Answer - power, money and resources
health inequity
