HLTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cumulate Rock, Red Man, Focus Group
Document Summary
Maggi et al. discusses social determinants of health effects on child development from the prenatal stage to age 8. Attention to social determinants is vital to understand in early stages. Health and development can be affected by family, neighbourhood/village, and broader societal context. Maternal and infant health will affect a person"s health or illness throughout their life cycle. According to grantham and mcgregor, over 200 million children are not reaching their full potential due to social determinants. Common principles of optimal child development include: maternal health and fetal & early childhood development are key determinants of adult health, mortality rates still high globally, low income affects ongoing health and development. In low income areas, you are less likely to have the services you need, and even if they are available often times they are out of reach to those who cannot pay for those services.
