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Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies.Written by acknowledged experts in each field, it provides accessible summaries of the scientific justification for isolating different aspects of social and economic life as the primary determinants of a population's health. The new edition takes account of the most recent research and also includes additional chapters on ethnicity and health, sexual behaviours, the elderly, housing and neighbourhoods. Recognition of the power of socioeconomic factors as determinants of health came initially from research on health inequalities.This has led to a view of health as not simply about individual behaviour or exposure to risk, but how the socially and economically structured way of life of a population shapes its health.Thus exercise and accidents are as much about a society's transport system as about individual decisions; and the nation's diet involves agriculture, food manufacture, retailing, and personal incomes as much as individual choice.But a major new element in the picture we have developed is the importance of the social, or psycho-social, environment to health.For example, health in the workplace for most employees - certainly for office workers - is less a matter of exposure to physical health hazards as of the social environment, of how supportive it is, whether people have control over their work, whether their jobs are secure.A similar picture emerges in other areas ranging from the health importance of the emotional environment in early childhood to the need for more socially cohesive communities. Social Determinants of Health should be read by those interested in the wellbeing of modern societies.It is a must for public health professionals, for health promotion specialists, and for people working in the many fields of public policy which we now know make such an important contribution to health.
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The Political Determinants of Health
How do policy and politics influence the social conditions that generate health outcomes?Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, and declining health care options—these are now realities for most Americans.However, in a country of more than 325 million people, addressing everyone's issues is challenging.How can we effect beneficial change for everyone so we all can thrive?What is the great equalizer? In this book, Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers—including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options—that affect all other dynamics of health.By understanding these determinants, their origins, and their impact on the equitable distribution of opportunities and resources, we will be better equipped to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap. Dawes draws on his firsthand experience helping to shape major federal policies, including the Affordable Care Act, to describe the history of efforts to address the political determinants that have resulted in health inequities.Taking us further upstream to the underlying source of the causes of inequities, Dawes examines the political decisions that lead to our social conditions, makes the social determinants of health more accessible, and provides a playbook for how we can address them effectively.A thought-provoking and evocative account that considers both the policies we think of as "health policy" and those that we don't, The Political Determinants of Health provides a novel, multidisciplinary framework for addressing the systemic barriers preventing the United States from becoming the healthiest nation in the world.
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The Social Determinants of Mental Health
The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being.The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse early life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation; food insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse features of the built environment; and poor access to mental health care. This thought-provoking book offers many beneficial features for clinicians and public health professionals: • Clinical vignettes are included, designed to make the content accessible to readers who are primarily clinicians and also to demonstrate the practical, individual-level applicability of the subject matter for those who typically work at the public health, population, and/or policy level. • Policy implications are discussed throughout, designed to make the content accessible to readers who work primarily at the public health or population level and also to demonstrate the policy relevance of the subject matter for those who typically work at the clinical level. • All chapters include five to six key points that focus on the most important content, helping to both prepare the reader with a brief overview of the chapter's main points and reinforce the "take-away" messages afterward. • In addition to the main body of the book, which focuses on selected individual social determinants of mental health, the volume includes an in-depth overview that summarizes the editors' and their colleagues' conceptualization, as well as a final chapter coauthored by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, that serves as a "Call to Action," offering specific actions that can be taken by both clinicians and policymakers to address the social determinants of mental health. The editors have succeeded in the difficult task of balancing the individual/clinical/patient perspective and the population/public health/community point of view, while underscoring the need for both groups to work in a unified way to address the inequities in twenty-first century America.The Social Determinants of Mental Health gives readers the tools to understand and act to improve mental health and reduce risk for mental illnesses for individuals and communities. Students preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will also benefit from this book, as the MCAT in 2015 will test applicants' knowledge of social determinants of health.The social determinants of mental health are not distinct from the social determinants of physical health, although they deserve special emphasis given the prevalence and burden of poor mental health.
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Environmental Health Behavior : Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts
The unique biological capacities of humankind enabled the emergence of organized societies and sophisticated and globalized cultures.The progressive and universal recognition of science and technology as bulwarks of our species' survival, longevity, and quality of life made individual and organizational behaviors the main drivers of current (and future) human and planetary health standards. Environmental Health Behavior: Concepts, Determinants, and Impacts, integrates two different but intertwined fields, environmental health sciences and human behavior sciences, identifying and systematizing current knowledge about human behaviors and habits, and addressing the challenge of environmental sustainability.The book takes the reader through a conceptual framework for environmental health behavior (EHB) as an emerging field of public and environmental health, positioning behavior change as the main challenge for the success of promoting sustainable human and planetary health.Its reading promotes insight into the environmental impacts of human demands and behavior, and, vice-versa, about the impacts of the environment on human behavior change.Moreover, different evidence-based strategies to promote EHB change are identified as practical tools for stakeholders involved in the challenge of promoting intergenerational well-being in balanced and sustainable human-produced and natural systems.
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What are determinants with variables?
Determinants with variables are mathematical expressions that involve variables instead of specific numbers. They are used to calculate the value of a determinant for a given matrix with variables as its elements. The variables in the determinant represent unknown quantities, and the determinant can be solved to find the values of these variables. Determinants with variables are commonly used in algebra, linear algebra, and calculus to solve systems of equations and analyze the properties of matrices.
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What is the rule for splitting determinants?
The rule for splitting determinants is that if a determinant contains a sum or difference of two matrices, it can be split into the sum or difference of two determinants. However, this rule does not apply to products of matrices within a determinant. In other words, determinants can be split along addition or subtraction signs, but not along multiplication signs.
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What are prepositional phrases and adverbial determinants?
Prepositional phrases are groups of words that begin with a preposition and typically include a noun or pronoun, which act as the object of the preposition. These phrases provide additional information about location, time, direction, or other details in a sentence. Adverbial determinants, on the other hand, are words or phrases that modify a verb, adjective, or adverb by providing information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is taking place. They help to clarify the meaning of the main verb in a sentence.
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What is the rule for dividing determinants?
The rule for dividing determinants is that the determinant of a quotient of two matrices is equal to the determinant of the numerator matrix divided by the determinant of the denominator matrix. In other words, if you have two matrices A and B, then the determinant of A/B is equal to the determinant of A divided by the determinant of B. This rule can be used to simplify calculations involving determinants of matrices.
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Third World Military Expenditure : Determinants and Implications
The twin objectives of this book are to identity the determinants and to explore the implications of Third World military expenditure.Beginning with a descriptive profile of Third World military expenditure, the study uses cross-national and longitudinal data to explore the determinants and implications across a range of issues areas.On the basis of this analysis, the book concludes with an empirical theory of military expenditure and a critical appraisal of the general implications.
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Global Health Studies : A Social Determinants Perspective
A global view of health offers a richer understanding of ways of measuring, improving and sustaining health both in individual national settings and in the context of a strongly interconnected world.This book draws on social scientific insights and explanations to examine trends in global health.Moving beyond an epidemiological analysis, the authors use a social determinants framework and life course approaches to offer a critical introduction to the study of global health. Through individual chapters focusing on topics such as health policy, global governance, health systems and health-related protests, the authors present the scope of global health studies and introduce readers to broader ranging issues such as globalization and political forces.Key themes such as power, inequality and inequity - and their impact on health on a global scale - recur throughout the book.International examples and case studies are used to illustrate the discussion, which is further supported by opportunities for reflection and further reading. This book will be an important resource for students studying global health and will have broad relevance to those undertaking health, health-related and allied health professional courses.
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The Social Determinants of Health : Looking Upstream
This timely book takes seriously the idea of understanding how our social world – and not individual responsibility or the healthcare system – is the primary determinant of our health.Kathryn Strother Ratcliff puts into practice the "upstream" imagery from public health discourse, which locates the causes (and solutions) of health problems within the social environment.Each chapter explains how the policies, politics, and power behind corporate and governmental decisions and actions produce unhealthy circumstances of living – such as poverty, pollution, dangerous working conditions, and unhealthy modes of food production – and demonstrates that putting profit and politics over people is unhealthy and unsustainable. While the book examines how these unhealthy conditions of life generate significant class and ethnic health disparities, the focus is on everyone's health.Arguing that none of us should be placed in health-threatening situations that could have been prevented, Ratcliff's provocative analysis uses social justice and human rights lenses to guide the discussion "upstream," toward possible changes that should produce a healthier world for us all.Using data and ideas from many disciplines, the book provides a synthesis of invaluable information for activists and policymakers, as well as for professionals and students in sociology, public health, and other fields related to health.
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Varieties of Structural Transformation : Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences
One of the key features of modern economic growth is the process of structural transformation, which is the movement of workers from agriculture to manufacturing and services.In this study, the author identifies different routes to structural transformation that we see in the developing world.They address the theoretical, empirical and policy implications of the 'varieties of structural transformation' in low and middle income countries.Firstly, using a comparable high-quality dataset, they set out the stylized facts of structural transformation across the developing world.Secondly, they assess the classical and neoclassical approaches to structural transformation and review the recent theoretical developments in the literature.Thirdly, they undertake descriptive and econometric analysis of the drivers of structural transformation, and the relationship between structural transformation and inequality.Finally, they assess the policy implications of our study for developing countries.This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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To all math geniuses: What are determinants?
Determinants are a mathematical concept used in linear algebra to determine the unique properties of a square matrix. They are a scalar value that can be calculated from the elements of a square matrix and provide important information about the matrix, such as whether it is invertible or singular. The determinant of a 2x2 matrix is calculated using a simple formula, while for larger matrices, it involves more complex calculations such as expansion by minors or using row operations. Determinants are used in various mathematical applications, including solving systems of linear equations, finding the inverse of a matrix, and understanding the geometric properties of transformations.
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What are the determinants of an orthonormal basis?
The determinants of an orthonormal basis are the vectors that make up the basis. An orthonormal basis is a set of vectors that are both orthogonal (perpendicular to each other) and normalized (have a length of 1). The determinants of an orthonormal basis are the vectors that satisfy these two conditions. In other words, the determinants are the vectors that form the basis and allow for the representation of any vector in the space.
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How do you raise determinants to a power?
To raise a determinant to a power, you first calculate the determinant of the original matrix. Then, you raise this determinant to the desired power. This can be done by simply multiplying the determinant by itself the number of times indicated by the power. For example, if you have a 2x2 matrix with determinant 3 and you want to raise it to the power of 3, you would calculate 3^3 = 27.
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How do you calculate determinants using the Gauss method?
To calculate determinants using the Gauss method, you start by writing the given matrix and then perform elementary row operations to transform the matrix into an upper triangular form. These operations include multiplying a row by a non-zero scalar, adding a multiple of one row to another row, and swapping two rows. Once the matrix is in upper triangular form, the determinant is simply the product of the diagonal elements. If any row operations involve multiplying a row by a scalar, the determinant is multiplied by the same scalar.
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