HSS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Isolation, Social Skills, Social Integration

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: James Gomes

Document Summary

A proposed or established causal factor in the social environment that affects health outcomes (e. g. , income, education, occupation, class, social support). A cohesive and supportive social environment with opportunity for growth and development; with social networks and social supports. A proposed or established causal factor in the natural and built environment that affects health outcomes (e. g. , air and water quality, lead exposure, the design of neighborhoods). A proposed or established causal factor based on individual personal choices of lifestyle or habits (either spontaneously or in response to incentives), such as diet, exercise, and substance abuse. A proposed or established causal factor in health care that affects health outcomes (e. g. , access, quantity, and quality of health care services). A proposed or established causal factor from the genetic composition of individuals or populations that affects health outcomes. Often, a biological mediator variable between a determinant and an outcome, such as the role of endocrine and immunologic processes in stress.