Determinants of Health 11HMS

Which is NOT a determinants of health?

• Broad Features of Society

• Environmental Factors

• Health Behaviours

• Physiological Factors

Many of the determinants can be modified. This means

• That there is nothing an individual can do about them

• They are likely to get worse

• With education and awareness they can be altered

• They are the same for everyone

All the determinants differ in the degree that they can be modified?

• True

• False

What are 2 non-modifiable determinants?

• Age and Socioeconomic Status

• Gender and health behaviours

• Age and Gender

• Geographic location and family

Peers play an ___________ role in determining their friends' health as they develop from child to adult

• Decreasing

• Stable

• Increasing

Which religious group do not accept blood transfusions?

• Muslims

• Jehovah's Witnesses

• Christians

• Buddhists

People who live rural and remote tend to have ____________ health than those who live in urban areas.

• Better

• The Same

• Poorer

• Significantly better

What is an example of infrastructure that supports better health choices?

• Bike paths

• Shopping Centre

• Petrol Stations

• Car parks

What are the socioeconomic characteristics?

• Income, employment, education and schooling

• Income, employment, education and housing

• Employment, family, school, work

• Education, geographic location, culture and peers

What does the following describe? '...means being able to access, understand, appraise and use information and services in ways that promote and maintain good health'

• Education

• Knowledge

• Health literacy

• Power