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Assignment 1- Comprehension questions about the SDH
Instructions:
1. You have to use current literatureevidence to support your ideasresponses.
2. You may need to visit the World Health Organisation website or other reliable resources to
understand the following terms.
3. Words count- At least 350 words and do not exceed 1000 words.
4. You should use your own language. Do not copy and paste from google. You will get zero point for
it.
5. Please list all of your references at the end using any referencing style.
6. This assignment is individual based.
7. You have to submit your assignment through BlackBoard on the due date.
Terms
Comprehension and discussion questions
What does the term ‘determinant’ mean?
What is meant by an ‘economic system’? How are
economic systems linked with health?
Think about the way poverty is linked with health and
therefore how economic systems impact health.
Social norms
If we think of social norms as cultural attitudes, values
and practices…How are cultural (or subculture)
attitudes, values, beliefs and practices in some way a
‘force’ that contributes to people’s health outcomes –
their own or others? Use examples to illustrate your
ideas.
Social policies
What sorts of policies are ‘social policies’? Give
examples of a range of policies that might be called
‘social policy’. How are they related to health?
Distribution of resources
When it comes to health and reducing poverty, what
‘resources’ are going to be important?. Explain why
they are important.
Health inequities are the
What does ‘equity’ mean and how is it different to
unfair and avoidable
equality? Therefore, what is ‘inequity’?
differences in health status How and why are these health inequities ‘unfair’?
seen within and between
How and why are these health inequities ‘avoidable’?
countries
Why do these differences exist within countries?
Why do they exist between countries?
Determinant
Economic systems
Your
ideasresponse
Assignment rubric
Criteria
Excellent
Response 10% Follow all
instructions and
cover all
questions and
details (word
count, plagiarism)
Understanding
of the
following
terms: 60%
• Determinant
• Economic
systems
• Social norms
• Social policies
• Distribution
of resources
• Health
inequities
Abstract
thinking about
own
community
20%
Writing,
grammar and
use of external
resources 10%
Good
Follow most
instructions and
cover most
questions and
details (word
count, plagiarism)
Average
Follow some
instructions and
cover some
questions and
details (include
less than the
suggested words
length)
Show complete
Show complete
Show little
understanding
understanding
understanding
and
and
and
comprehension of comprehension of comprehension of
the terms
the terms with
the terms with
minor issues
minor issues
Ineffective
Total
Follow few
instructions and
cover few
questions and
details (include
less than the
suggested words
length)
Show no
understanding
and
comprehension of
the terms with
major issues
Write clear three
examples of local
social
determinant of
health along with
more than two
strategies to
improve situation
No spelling,
grammar and
conventions
errors.
All resources are
reliable and
support all
arguments.
Write incorrect
example of local
social
determinant of
health along with
no or incorrect
strategy to
improve situation
3-4 spelling,
grammar and
conventions
errors are found.
Few resources are
reliable and
support few
arguments.
Write clear two
examples of local
social
determinant of
health along with
two strategies to
improve situation
Write one
example of local
social
determinant of
health along with
one strategy to
improve situation
1-2 spelling,
grammar and
conventions
errors are found.
Most resources
are reliable and
support most
arguments.
3-4 spelling,
grammar and
conventions
errors are found.
Some resources
are reliable and
support some
arguments.
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