HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Indian Register, Cultural Genocide, Paternalism

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH 101
• Professor: Elaine Power

Document Summary

Distal determinants: macro-level variables such as culture, social, and economic conditions affecting an entire population, and historical variables with broad effects. Intermediate determinants: meso-level determinants such as funding & organization of health care, education and social services- things impacted by the government that maybe don"t directly affect the individual but still have an impact on the individuals life. Gradient in health: social gradient in health refers to fact that inequality in population health status are related to inequalities in social status. Proximal determinant: mirco, individual level health such as healthy environments, individual behaviour that impacts health, housing, employment, education, food security- things directly impacting the individual. Food insecurity: the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Social exclusion: social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. Social networks: a network of social interactions and personal relationships. Status indian: specific legal identity of aboriginal person in canada.