Determinants of Health Dr.N.Bayapa Reddy MD Asst.Professor Dept.of Community Medicine Chennai Medical College Hospital & Research Centre
Spectrum of Health :
Spectrum of Health POSITIVE HEALTH BETTER HEALTH FREEDOM FROM SICKNESS UNRECOGNISED SICKNESS MILD SICKNESS SEVERE SICKNESS DEATH
Determinants of Health :
Determinants of Health Biological Behavioural and Socio-cultural Environmental Socio-economic Health services Aging of Population Gender Other factors
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Societies Health Individuals Communities Biological Behaviouraol Science & Technology Aging of Population Socio-cultural Health System Socio-economic Environmental Families Information & Communication Gender Equity & Social Justice Human Rights
Determinants of Health :
Determinants of Health Biological Behavioural and Socio-cultural Environmental Socio-economic Health services Aging of Population Gender Other factors
Biological determinants :
Biological determinants Genetic : Chromosomal anomalies Errors of Metabolism Mental retardation Karyotype – Genotype Environmental factors
Behavioural and Socio-cultural :
Behavioural and Socio-cultural Life style (the way people live) Culture, Behaviour, Personal habits Parents, peer groups, friends, siblings, schools, mass media
Healthy Life Styles :
Healthy Life Styles Adequate nutrition enough sleep Sufficient physical activity
Harmful Life Styles :
Harmful Life Styles Lack of sanitation Poor nutrition Personal hygeine Elementary Human habits, customs and cultural patterns
Diseases linked to Life styles :
Diseases linked to Life styles Coronary Hearth Diseases Obesity Lung Cancer Drug addiction
Environment :
Environment Internal environment ( cells, tissues, organs ) - Harmonious functioning External environment: Physical Biological Psychosocial Domestic (micro) environment: way of living, eating habits, smoking, drinking, use of drugs etc.,
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