PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Clear Skies Act Of 2003, Michael Marmot
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14), clean air (ch. 21), clean water (ch. 22), solid & hazardous wastes (ch. 23) Review: social ecological model = social determinants of health. Constitutional factors individual lifestyle factors social and community networks living and working conditions general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions. Structural theories: our environment/culture/laws have power over our behavior. Agentic theories: individuals have power over their behaviors. Dr. sami thinks there is mutual constitution (reciprocal) (cid:431)if they have more information, they will be fine(cid:432) (cid:431)if you build it, they will come(cid:432) Most important predictor of health is socioeconomic status (ses) Whitehall study led to (cid:431)status syndrome(cid:432) (sir michael marmot) Health gradient holds at all levels of the social scale. Health is also affected by gender, marital status, race, ethnicity. Us racial and ethnic minorities have poorer health than whites. Health disparities are a big concern of public health. Dr. carmen jones (apha): racism is the most challenging issue in public.
