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.
• Demonstrate an awareness of key health challenges faced by immigrants and refugees.
• Identify the ways in which health systems (federal, provincial, municipal, private, non-governmental) can address structural barriers to reduce inequities in health status between population groups.
• Describe the professional responsibility of the physician as Health Advocate in advancing the health and well-being of individuals, communities and populations.
• Describe approaches and challenges to working with different vulnerable populations to improve their health. (ex. people experiencing homelessness; people at extremes of the age continuum).
• Understand how public policy can influence community-wide patterns of behaviour and affect the health of a population.

Assessments

• End of MF 4

• MF 3 Reflection

Tags

Part 3 Professional Competencies 3 Week 5 Part 3 Week 5 Concepts of Health and Its Determinants Providing anti-oppressive health care 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. Income [N01.824.417] Population Health [N01.400.548] Poverty [I01.880.853.996.535] Poverty [N01.824.600] Social Class [N01.824.782] Social Determinants of Health [N01.400.675] Socioeconomic Factors [I01.880.853.996] Socioeconomic Factors [N01.824]