21 Questions
Which century saw the development of the MULTICAUSAL AND ECOLOGICAL concept of health?
20th century
According to Mervyn Susser, what does sickness refer to?
Social role or negotiated position in the world
What did the Lalonde report (1974) focus on?
Health determinants
According to the WHO, what determines the health status of individuals and populations?
Set of personal, social, political and environmental factors
In which century did the SOCIAL concept of health develop?
20
What did Dahlgren and Whitehead's model (1991) focus on?
Health determinants
According to the text, what does illness refer to?
Social role or negotiated position in the world
What are complicating features in terms of health determinants?
Genomics
What does health refer to?
Terminology absence of sickness and disability
What does disease refer to?
Objective physiological or mental disorder at the organic level
Which of the following is considered a determinant of health according to the WHO?
Education
According to Michael Marmot, what did he emphasize as more important than genetic code in health inequalities?
Zip code
Which determinant is cited as the most influential in developed countries' health levels by LALONDE?
Lifestyle
What type of determinants are age and sex classified as by DAHLGREN and WHITEHEAD?
Non-modifiable
What do social health determinants generate, according to the text?
Health inequities
What is used to highlight differences in health status between population groups?
Deprivation indexes (geographical area)
What concept has the current perception of health evolved from, according to the text?
Well-being as absence of disease
According to the text, what requires actions and policies beyond health prevention?
Social health determinants
What are measured by deprivation indices and socioeconomic status?
Differences in health status between population groups
Which reference emphasizes the importance of socio-economic status (occupation) and deprivation indexes (geographical area) in highlighting differences in health status between population groups?
Global Public Health. Sixth Edition. Oxford University Press.
Who emphasized that 'zip code is more important than genetic code' in relation to health inequalities?
Michael Marmot
Test your knowledge of the determinants of oral health with this quiz covering biostatistics, epidemiology, and public health. Explore the historical development of the concept of health and its relationship to illness.
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