Not exact matches
There is evidence that marginalized groups, including persons with disabilities, tend to experience
poorer health outcomes, and widespread agreement that disparity in health outcomes is largely due to the
social determinants of health, which are the
poorer economic and
social conditions experienced by them: Robin L. Nobleman, Are Health Problems Legal Problems in Disguise?
It is recognised that the opportunities for prevention and public health interventions will be enhanced the more we understand the early pathways to
poorer health and development1 and that to have an impact on health inequalities will require us to address the
social determinants of early child health, development and well - being.2 However, appropriate service and systemic improvements for reducing developmental inequalities requires an understanding of the patterns of child health and development across population groups and geographies in order to underpin a progressive universal portfolio of services.3
In 2013, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013 - 2023 identified that racism is a key
social determinant of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and leads to
poorer health outcomes.
It takes a place - based approach that will enable communities and consumers to tailor localised strategies for better health that address the
social determinants associated with
poor health.
The Report noted that Indigenous Australians continue to experience significantly
poorer health outcomes compared to other Australians, as well as disparities in the
social determinants of health such as housing, education, income, and economic, political and
social participation.
In other settings, 65 % — 80 % of smokers who were abstinent during pregnancy started smoking again before their baby was a year old.11 Relapse postpartum is predicted by similar
determinants as smoking in pregnancy; in particular,
poor education and being exposed to
social cues to smoke in the home, 10,11 both common scenarios in Australian Indigenous populations.
Campaign — Using primary prevention to address racism as a
social determinant of
poor mental health [215]
Irrespective of its precise etiological
determinants, childhood neurodisability is one of the most important precursors of psychopathology,
poor social functioning and educational disadvantage in later life [3], [4].