HLSC 3820U Lecture 3: What are the 15 Social Determinants of Health
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Used to be known as a new perspective on the health of canadians . First document by an industrialized nation that acknowledged that the lab-based mechanistic medical model of health was inadequate. Based on best available evidence to date. Argued that health is affected by 4 broad determinants of health: 1) human biology 2) environment 3) lifestyle 4) health care organizations. Health was no viewed from a holistic perspective which challenged outdated model. Environment: all elements of health that that are external to one"s body. Lifestyle: elements that a person has control over. Health care organization: access to health care services available to all residents in a community. List and understanding of the sdoh have grown and expanded to include social, political, and environmental factors. During 75th world health assembly, the director, dr. lee jong-wook announced creation of the. Conditions of daily life responsible for health inequalities. Include distribution of power, income, goods and services, and circumstances of people"s lives.
