HSA 3150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Health Equity, Health Policy, Major Force
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Who defi(cid:374)es health as the (cid:862)state of (cid:272)o(cid:373)pleted physi(cid:272)al, (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal, a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial well-being a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ot (cid:373)erely the a(cid:271)se(cid:374)(cid:272)e or disease or i(cid:374)fir(cid:373)ity. (cid:863) The value leaders and citizens of nations place on the health of their population is partially reflected in the proportions of available resources devoted to the pursuit of health. Health determinants: a range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health. Force field paradigm is a theory that has four major force fields that determine health: environment, lifestyle, heredity, and medical care. Determinants are broken into two categories: fixed factors: unchangeable, includes factors like age & gender, modifiable factors: lifestyles, social networks, community conditions, environment, et. The following list of health determinants is adapted from its identification and definition of determinants: biology, behaviors, social environments, physical environment, public- and private-sector programs and interventions, quality health services. Nations differ in the relative importance they assign to addressing the various determinants of health.
