PHE1SDH Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Allostatic Load, The Sociological Imagination, Genderqueer
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely he absence of disease or infirmity (who) Genetic factors and individuals behavioural factors and social factors determine our health. Underlying/fundamental causes of health refer to upstream causes. Change need to be made where the problem begins not where the problem is effecting. Allostatic load is a multicomponent construct that reflects physiological changes across different biological systems in response to chronic social and environmental stress. Personal health behaviour can be constrained by economic, social, and political factors in which the individual lives. Health inequality refers to the fact that certain social conditions put people at risk of illness, but many groups and individuals are unable to limit their exposure to these risk factors because of social structures outside their control. Social factors play a powerful role in shaping health across a wide range of health indicators, settings and populations.
