Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Describe the determinants of health and how the differential distribution of these determinants influences health status (health gradient) both within and between populations.
• Illustrate how diverse factors (sociocultural, psychological, economic, occupational, environmental, legal, political, spiritual, and technological) interact to influence the health of an individual and the population.
• Plan and advocate for an appropriate course of action at both the individual- and population-level that responds to the diverse factors influencing their health.

Assessments

• End of Integration Foundation (IF)

• End of MF 4

• Integration Foundation (IF)

Tags

Human development Health Advocate Part 4 Professional Competencies 4 Week 1 Part 4 Week 1 Pediatrics Attention, Learning and School Problems Concepts of Health and Its Determinants Developmental Delay Diabetes Mellitus Environment Hypertension in Childhood Interventions at the Population Level Weight Gain, Obesity Population Health, Health Equity and Determinants of Health 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 3.8 Obtain and use information about individual patients and their caregivers, populations of patients, or communities with which patients identify to improve care 3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes 4.4 Demonstrate insight and understanding about emotions and human responses to emotions that allow one to develop and manage interpersonal interactions, including the ability to manage one’s own interpersonal responses 5.1 Demonstrate accountability to patients, society, and the profession 5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others 5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized. 6.1 Understand the systems of healthcare, including federal, provincial, municipal and local, and the influences they have on the health of individuals and populations 6.2 Identify aspects of the healthcare system that serve as barriers and enablers of providing healthcare to and optimizing the health of patients and the population 6.3 Advocate for quality patient care and optimal patient care systems that support patient- and population-centred care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable 6.8 Participate in identifying system-level gaps and errors and, where appropriate, identify, implement or participate in potential system-level solutions Child Development [G07.345.374.750] Health Status Disparities [N06.850.505.400.425.675] Healthcare Disparities [N05.300.493] Population Health [N01.400.548] Social Determinants of Health [N01.400.675] Yes