Summary: Health And Welfare
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1 Determinants of Health
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What are the 2 concepts of health? (Hughner & Kleine)
Negative conception
Positive conception -
In what two ways does the negative conception define health?
- Health as the absence of disease (biomedical approach to health)
- Health as a functional capacity (being capable of performing daily tasks) -
In what two ways does the positive conception define health?
- Health as a balance (joy, positive relationships, etc.)
- Health as freedom -
What is the difference between illness and disease?
Illness is defined by an individual or group
Disease is defined by a doctor -
What are the main determinants of health?
- age, sex and constitutional factors
- individual lifestyle factors
- social and community networks
- living and working conditions
general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions -
Why are wealthier people healthier?
They have more access to information and health care -
What are the 6 determinants of health?
- conduct
- biology
- environment
- social
- genetic
- health services -
In what 2 things can evidence based policy-making be divided?
Evaluation: methods & practices
Implementation: culture & context -
Which factors can affect implementation of policies? (4)
- affordability
- advertising
- accessibility
- nudges -
2 Inequalities in health WHO
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What does HALE stand for?
Healthy Life Expectancy: average number of years that a person can expect to live in "full health"
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