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How do social determinants of health (SDoH) impact people's health according to the text?
The conditions of life people are exposed to affect their health.
What aspects of life do social determinants of health (SDoH) focus on?
How we live, work, move, and what we eat and drink.
How does focusing on social determinants of health (SDoH) differ from focusing on biological causes of health?
SDoH focus on the larger social, political, and economic environment, not just biological factors.
Give an example of a social determinant of health related to living conditions.
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How does the availability and affordability of healthy food and clean water relate to social determinants of health?
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Explain the role of transportation in the context of social determinants of health.
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What are the 'drivers' of the conditions of life according to Marmot and Allen 2014?
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How are the forces behind the conditions of life categorized in the diagram in Figure 2.1?
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According to the WHO, what are the three main drivers that lead to inequities in society?
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What term is used to describe the constraints on and possibilities for exercising power in engaging with health hazards?
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What specific federal policy is highlighted as leading to segregated neighborhoods?
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What aspect is missing from the enumerations of drivers of the conditions of life?
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Study Notes
- The social determinants of health (SDoH) refer to the conditions of life that people are exposed to as a result of the way their society is built.
- These conditions include factors such as poverty, housing quality, pollution, work safety, transportation, and access to healthy food and clean water.
- The SDoH go beyond biological causes of health and focus on the social, political, and economic environment of society.
- The drivers of the conditions of life are complex and intertwined, including the power and actions of groups and corporations, societal structures and inequalities, and government policies.
- Other terms used to describe these drivers include political economy, power, and policies, as well as poor social policies, unfair economic arrangements, bad politics, institutional racism, and structures of power and privilege.
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Explore the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and how different researchers define them. Understand how societal conditions impact people's health and well-being.
