Both the biomedical and social model of health are concerned with treatment rather than prevention.

In class we covered physical conditions, social conditions and services in neighborhoods. Having access to early childhood development programs, which is connected to health and other social determinants of health, represents a feature of social conditions in neighborhoods.

_____________ are legal and regulatory restrictions that limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from accessing employment, business and occupational licensing, housing, voting, education, and other rights, benefits, and opportunities. They are recorded on the NICCC. These make re-entry into society more difficult for individuals who were once incarcerated. Thus, often contributing to more negative health outcomes as well.

SDOH also include factors that occuur at the macro level, such as social disadvantage, risk exposure, and social inequities that play a fundamental causal role in poor health outcomes— and thus represent important opportunities for improving health and reducing health disparities. The type of factors are called…

Racism and lack of inclusivity in our society is a social determinant of health

Examples of social determinants of health include: 

The following question applies the socio-ecological model in the context of obesity. Specifically, different strategies are presented that match the different layers of the socio-ecologial model. Match the strategy with the correct layer.

Prior to reading/watching any class materials, how familar are you with the social determinants of health and their application to social work and public health practice? (this is not worth any points)

The following image suggests that your ____________ is more important than your genetic code.  

There is a positive relationship between Allostatic load and experiencing discrimination (although more research is needed to better understand the relationship). Research suggests that the contribution of psychosocial stressors, such as repeated discrimination is positively correlated with the physiologic dysregulation of the body and its stress response system.