PHED-3507EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Affordable Housing, Tax Credit, Health Literacy
25 Jun 2018
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Income, Education & Work 21:06
Part 1 – Income & Health
Important Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
Income
Education
Employment Security
Working Conditions
How are these determinants interrelated?
How does income impact health?
Less opportunity to receive care from specialized professions
Access
Poor nutrition if have low income
Higher income determines where you live, what nutritious foods you eat and
what part of society you are involved in
Income & health
Income available
Income equality
Rich get richer and poor get poorer in today’s society
Family income plays a large role in health (living conditions, mental and
behaviours) *on midterm*
Income in Canada
Have to pay for extracurricular activities, post-secondary school, child-care,
etc.
Poor retirement plans and employment training
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Income Equality?
20% of population in Canada holds 50% of country income
some government policies aimed at supporting middle class
Low income families
participate less and less in post-secondary education and extracurriculars
What do you see picture?
Shows real difference in living conditions and low income vs. high income
area in Canada
Neighbourhood Deprivation
Low income = higher death rates and illness rates
Differences for income levels across cities as well as country (ex. $80,000 a
year in Sudbury vs. Vancouver)
The rich are getting richer
Occurring now in Canada and leads to hollowing out of middle class
(disappearing)
Income & health
Low income is a greater health risk than anything else
Basically all SDoH lead back to income since it relates to so many other
things
Part 2 – Education & Health
How does education impact health?
Low education leads to low income and poor overall health
Low income also limits access to further education (vicious cycle) to try to
earn more money
Education & health
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In Canada, people who are highly educated lead healthier lives and follows
health-education curve (correlated with each other)
If income was more distributed, education would matter less (ex. In
European countries)
Better education = better health literacy
The state of education in Canada
Canadian children do well in international assessments
Still have disparities
Adult literacy & life skills survey
What parents do matters to you and your scores
Norway facilitates equalization
Sweden equalization even better because better distribution of wealth and
education; education of parents matters less b/c equal distribution
Part 3 – Work & Health
How does work impact health?
If work all the time = more physical injuries/stress
More income = better health
Poor working conditions = poorer health
Employment & health
Provides sense of identity and provides structure day-to-day
How does unemployment impact health?
Stress about supporting yourself/making ends meet
Unemployment
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Document Summary
Less opportunity to receive care from specialized professions. Higher income determines where you live, what nutritious foods you eat and what part of society you are involved in. Rich get richer and poor get poorer in today"s society. Family income plays a large role in health (living conditions, mental and behaviours) *on midterm* Have to pay for extracurricular activities, post-secondary school, child-care, etc. 20% of population in canada holds 50% of country income some government policies aimed at supporting middle class. Low income families participate less and less in post-secondary education and extracurriculars. Shows real difference in living conditions and low income vs. high income area in canada. Low income = higher death rates and illness rates. Differences for income levels across cities as well as country (ex. Occurring now in canada and leads to hollowing out of middle class (disappearing) Low income is a greater health risk than anything else.
