HTHSCI 2RR3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Decision-Making, Policy, Affordable Housing

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HTHSCI 2RR3
• Professor: Dr.Sherifali

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All multiple choice: some definitions, some application (i. e. principles of cha) Looking that everything that falls ahead of actually falling ill. Ask why, more than once, to get to the bottom of someone"s problem which has to do with the sdoh. Studying the social determinants of health: what are the societal factors that shape health, what are the societal forces that shape the quality of these societal factors. Now consider studying: what is the distribution of the social determinants of health, think public policy ", inequality and inequity don"t forget it. Important influence upon population health outcomes: agent for public policy making is a government, public policy involves a deliberate decision by governmental actors to pursue a specific course of action. Think of canada as your patient, what is the healthcare system you want for canada: how much of a priority is it for a government to study the health of a government.