HE100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Etiology, Human Genome Project, Transtheoretical Model
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Determinants of health: the range of personal, social, economic and environmental factors that inluence health status. Social and economic environment personal health behaviours physical environment . Socioeconomic status (ses): relaive economic and social ranking potent predictor of health, well being: ses includes income, educaion and employment, low ses associates with poorer health. Ethnicity/culture: race, ancestry, religion and customs may associate with addiional health risks: linked to lower ses, sigmaizaion, loss or devaluaion of culture. Social support: support from families, friends and communiies is linked to beter health: higher social contacts, emoional support, social paricipaion. Health services: access and use of services that prevent and treat disease inluences health: health screening, access to extended health care, shit to home care. Public policy: powerful inluence on health of individuals and communiies: smoking bylaws, laws that govern seat belt and helmet use, vaccinaion programs, mental health services.
