Social determinants of health What matters?
Social Determinants of Health What Matters?
Defining social determinants of health' Social and economic(and sometimes environmental) conditions that affect people's health
Why We should Be Concerned about the social determinants of health
Why We Should Be Concerned About the Social Determinants of Health ?
Why should Be Concerned about the Social determinants of health? Social determinants of health have a direct impact on health Social determinants are the best predictors of population and individual health status o Social determinants of health structure health behaviours Social determinants of health interact with each other to produce health
Why should Be Concerned about the Social Determinants of Health? • Social determinants of health have a direct impact on health • Social determinants are the best predictors of population and individual health status • Social determinants of health structure health behaviours • Social determinants of health interact with each other to produce health
Health status CIAR Estimated Health Impact of Determinants of Health on Population Health Status 日 Illness care sys te 25 Bio logie a l e n dow ment, genetics 15% pHysic al environ m ent 10% soeial and economie environment 50 Data from CIAR(Canadian Institute for Advanced Research). Graph created by Saskatchewan Health. June 1997 Health Canada, Health Promotion and Programs Branch AB/NWT/Nunavut