Should we stop calling the determinants of health the determinants
Sort of frames it as subservient to something else?
Only a thought
Wisdom accepted .....
Sort of frames it as subservient to something else?
Only a thought
Wisdom accepted .....
Was really interesting set of responses to this
Got me thinking about why I asked
I wasnt actually sure. Just some ill formed thoughts
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Got me thinking about why I asked
I wasnt actually sure. Just some ill formed thoughts
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I guess we generally say "wider determinants of health" which sort of implies that those "wider determinants" are somehow subservient and secondary to the really important stuff ... the "core issues"
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Which of course from a clinical perspective and a health care system perspective - of course it is
Cant say .... "sorry cant provide good cancer care because I& #39;ve got to sort out housing circumstances"
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Cant say .... "sorry cant provide good cancer care because I& #39;ve got to sort out housing circumstances"
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But it sort of cements "health" as something that& #39;s located only in the health care system
And the "wider determinants" seem a bit distant and fluffy
They aren& #39;t.
Theres a whole host of tractible and crunchy issues in each
And they all intersect and interact
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And the "wider determinants" seem a bit distant and fluffy
They aren& #39;t.
Theres a whole host of tractible and crunchy issues in each
And they all intersect and interact
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