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What is required to improve the health of individuals, communities and populations?

  • Focus on living and working conditions, food supply and access to essential goods and services (correct)
  • Focus on housing and water supply only
  • Focus on education and agriculture only
  • Focus on healthcare services only

    • What are the social determinants of health (SDoH) comprised of?

  • Water and sanitation, education and healthcare
  • Material and social conditions in which people live, work and play (correct)
  • Housing, unemployment and healthcare services
  • Education, agriculture and food production

    • How do living and working conditions influence health and wellbeing?

  • Only through shaping social and community networks
  • Only through shaping access to resources
  • Only through shaping lifestyle risk factors
  • Both directly and indirectly, through shaping access to resources, social and community networks and lifestyle risk factors (correct)

    • What is essential for living a healthy life according to the text?

    <p>Affordable and suitable housing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is referred to as the social determinants of health (SDoH)?

    <p>The social conditions in which people live, work and play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is influenced by the living and working conditions?

    <p>Health and wellbeing, as well as access to resources, social and community networks and lifestyle risk factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the societal factors that can both advantage and disadvantage people?

    <p>Socioeconomic, cultural and environmental</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of housing in living a healthy life?

    <p>It allows individuals to take care of their basic needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the living and working conditions?

    <p>Housing, unemployment, work, healthcare services, education, agriculture, food production, water and sanitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the social determinants of health (SDoH)?

    <p>To improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of overcrowded homes?

    <p>Higher rates of mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of high housing costs?

    <p>Limited resources available for support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of unemployment?

    <p>Increased stress and risk of depression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What dimension of work is associated with high blood pressure and CVDs?

    <p>Work pace and stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of workplaces that promote health and wellbeing?

    <p>Increased positive sense of identity and social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of education on health?

    <p>Reduced need for healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of food insecurity?

    <p>Increased risk of chronic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of Australia's universal healthcare system, Medicare?

    <p>Increased access to healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of poor quality of foods?

    <p>Increased risk of chronic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of lack of access to improved sanitation and safe means of disposing of human faeces?

    <p>Increased risk of chronic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is associated with lower rates of mortality?

    <p>Home ownership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen due to poor ventilation in overcrowded homes?

    <p>Transmission of respiratory and other illnesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of high stress jobs?

    <p>High blood pressure and CVDs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is food security defined as?

    <p>All people have access to sufficient safe and nutritious food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an impact of education on health?

    <p>Reduced need for healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of lack of access to improved water and sanitation?

    <p>Higher risk of premature death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is influenced by employment security?

    <p>Health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of job insecurity?

    <p>Stress induced by unemployment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an impact of high housing cost on health?

    <p>Limited resources available for support</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of workplaces that promote health and wellbeing?

    <p>Increased positive sense of identity and social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus to improve the health of individuals, communities, and populations?

    <p>Focusing on living and working conditions, food supply, and access to essential goods and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a social determinant of health?

    <p>Housing conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between living and working conditions and health outcomes?

    <p>Living and working conditions indirectly influence health outcomes through access to resources and lifestyle risk factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of education in the context of health?

    <p>It is a social determinant of health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of agriculture and food production in maintaining health?

    <p>It is a determinant of health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of unemployment on health?

    <p>It has a negative impact on health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of water and sanitation in maintaining health?

    <p>It is a determinant of health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between healthcare services and health outcomes?

    <p>Healthcare services indirectly influence health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of poor living and working conditions on health?

    <p>It can disadvantage individuals and influence health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of access to essential goods and services in maintaining health?

    <p>It is a determinant of health outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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