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| Social determinants of health |
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| economic and social conditions under which people live that ultimately determine their health |
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| belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group |
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| absence of persistent health differences over time, between racial and ethnic groups. |
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| gaps in quality of health & HC across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation & SES |
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| Ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. |
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| Four parts of cultural competence |
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Awareness of one's own cultural worldview
Attitude towards cultural differences
Knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews
Cross-cultural skills |
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| World Health Organization |
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| Mandated leader in global health issues & efforts |
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Support goal setting on health equity & monitor progress on health equity between & within countries
Build internal social determinants of health capacity across WHO
Support social determinants of health capacity-building & policy across agencies |
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| Comprehensive assessment of mortality and morbidity due to diseases, injuries and risk factors for all regions of the world |
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| health is tied to ________ _________ |
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| WHO's three reccommendations |
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Improve daily living & working conditions
Tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, goals & resources
Measure & understand the problem & assess the impact for action |
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| Four parts of healthy places = healty people |
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Affordable housing
Healthy & safe behaviors
Sustained investment in rural development
Economic & social policy responses to climate change |
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