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Glossary

  • Determinants of Health

    Are the broad range of personal, social, economic and environmental factors that determine individual and population health. The main determinants of health include:

    1. Income and social status

    2. Employment and working conditions

    3. Education and literacy

    4. Childhood experiences

    5. Physical environments

    6. Social supports and coping skills

    7. Healthy behaviours

    8. Access to health services

    9. Biology and genetic endowment

    10. Gender

    11. Culture

    12. Race / Racism