HLTC02H3 Chapter : bryant raphael reading week 9.docx

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Welfare state as a determinant of women"s health. Advanced welfare states in industrialized nations improve women"s quality of life. Used data from oecd (organization for economic cooperation and development, un human. Compared quality of life of women in sweden, denmakr, uk, and us vs women in canada. Social welfare orientation in a nation = better quality of life for women. Quality of life is increasingly viewed in relation to national and local policy environments. Women are most likely to be impacted in changes of social assistance policies, employment insurance, and health care/social services because they are primary caregivers. Social determinants of health approach increasingly addressed in policy, especially in. Looking at the extent to which quality of life issues are addressed via policy in canada and other comparison nations (us, uk, sweden, denmark) Particular analysis towards child care and long term care for elderly. Denmark and sweden use social welfare approach; uk and us have a predominantly market- oriented approach.

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QUESTION 16

Match the social determinants of health to their 5 domains:

	Poverty, employment, food security, and stable housing
	High school graduation, enrollment into higher education,language/literacy, early childhood and development
	Access to health care, access to primary care and healthliteracy
	Access to healthy foods, the quality of housing, crime andviolence, and environmental conditions
	Social cohesion, civic participation, perception ofdiscrimination and equity, incarceration/institutionalization

A.	Social and community context
B.	Health Care
C.	Economic Stability
D.	Education
E.	Built Environment

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Based on the review of health development across internationalcountries, develop criteria on how the health and disease levelscan be assessed to create a âquality of life scaleâ for healthorganizations to utilize.

Using a composite measure such as Healthy life year (HeaLY) orHealth-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE), take the countries you usedfor the Unit 2 assignment and apply this composite measure toprovide a quality of life assessment.

Then write a 2-3 page, position paper explaining your rationaleof why you think these measures are good or poor for long-rangeassessments and what can be done to improve this situation. Be sureto include your developed criteria and quality of lifeassessment.

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Select all that apply.

Select other ways to measure the quality of life in a country besides the real GDP per capita.

1. Human Development Index
2. Genuine Progress Indicator
3. Gross Domestic Product
4. Index of Social Health

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