Social determinants of health and well-being among municipal school children in Mumbai

Background: HBSC seeks to identify and explore the extent of the inequalities related to socioeconomic status (SES), age and gender among the younger age group, and highlight the need for preventive action. Hence, this study was carried out, to find out the social context as a determinant of their health and well-being. The objectives of the study were to study the socio-demographic characteristics of the students; to find the social determinants and its association with their perceived health outcomes.Methods: The study was carried out among 426 Municipal school students in Mumbai. They were enquired about their socio demographic characteristics, their personal habits and behaviour, relationship with their parents, siblings and friends, performance in school, academic pressures, and also about any health related complaints if they had. Results: The study shows less communication of students with their parents, more so with their fathers’. Students were seen to have more friends and would also spend more time with them, especially boys. Academic achievement was better among girls and those from less affluent families and it also showed a dip in the higher age groups. Regular consumption of breakfast, fruits, vegetables was seen less among girls and older students. Boys and those from less affluent families were seen to be more involved in high risk behaviour. Conclusions: All the factors mentioned in the study are shown to have adverse effects on the perceived health outcome of the students. These social factors need to be addressed to improve the health and well-being of the younger generations.

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How can social enterprises impact health and well-being?

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research ◽

10.1108/ijebr-01-2017-0022 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 697-713 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Katy Gordon ◽

Juliette Wilson ◽

Andrea Tonner ◽

Eleanor Shaw

Keyword(s):

Social Determinants Of Health ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Social Enterprise ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Enterprises ◽

Determinants Of Health ◽

Content Type ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Health And Well Being

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of social enterprise on individual and community health and well-being. It focusses on community food initiatives, their impact on the social determinants of health and the influence of structure on their outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Using an interpretive qualitative approach through case studies focussed on two community food social enterprises, the research team conducted observations, interviews and ad hoc conversations. Findings Researchers found that social enterprises impacted all layers of the social determinants of health model but that there was greater impact on individual lifestyle factors and social and community networks. Impact at the higher socio-economic, cultural and environmental layer was more constrained. There was also evidence of the structural factors both enabling and constraining impact at all levels. Practical implications This study helps to facilitate understanding on the role of social enterprises as a key way for individuals and communities to work together to build their capabilities and resilience when facing health inequalities. Building upon previous work, it provides insight into the practices, limitations and challenges of those engaged in encouraging and supporting behavioural changes. Originality/value The paper contributes to a deeper insight of the use, motivation and understanding of social enterprise as an operating model by community food initiatives. It provides evidence of the impact of such social enterprises on the social determinants of health and uses structuration theory (Giddens, 1984) to explore how structure both influences and constrains the impact of these enterprises.

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Influence of social determinants on health and well-being of children and adolescents

International Professional Journal Medicine ◽

10.31082/1728-452x-2020-213-214-3-4-82-87 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3-4 (213-214) ◽

pp. 82-87

Author(s):

Dariya Doskabulova ◽

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Arstan Mamyrbaev ◽

Artashes Tadevosyan ◽

Aiman Kaldybaeva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Well Being ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Social Determinant ◽

Aim Analysis ◽

The Social ◽

The Impact ◽

Health And Well Being

The formation of the health of adolescent children is carried out under the influence of many risk factors, including non-medical determinants: lifestyle, socio-economic, household factors and living conditions. Conducting epidemiological studies to identify the leading risk factors for the lifestyle and quality of life of adolescents is currently consistent with the basic directions of development of preventive medicine. Aim. Analysis of literature data, leading factors, the impact of social determinants on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Material and methods. The choice of publications was made according to keywords that reflected between the indicators of the health of children and adolescents and the factors that influence them. Assessment of the influence of social determinants on the health of children and adolescents made it possible to prepare comprehensive measures to improve the health and health of children and adolescents. Conclusions. In the literature review, the social conditions studied have a decisive influence on the formation of the lifestyle, health and well-being of children and adolescents. Keywords: сhildren, adolescents, social determinant.

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The Evolving Idea of Social Responsibility in Bioethics

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics ◽

10.1017/s0963180114000516 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 204-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

JOHANNA AHOLA-LAUNONEN

Keyword(s):

Social Responsibility ◽

Social Determinants Of Health ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Well Being ◽

Determinants Of Health ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Personal Health ◽

The Social ◽

Public Policy Decisions ◽

Health And Well Being

Abstract:This article discusses the notion of social responsibility for personal health and well-being in bioethics. Although social responsibility is an intrinsic aspect of bioethics, and its role is increasingly recognized in certain areas, it can still be claimed that bioethics in general is committed to an individualistic theoretical framework that disregards the social context in which decisions, health, and well-being are situated. The philosophical premises of this framework regard individuals as rational decisionmakers who can be held accountable for their health conditions and who should be the primary objects of intervention in attempts to reduce lifestyle-associated chronic diseases. There are, however, social determinants of health that challenge this conclusion. Because their impact can be controlled, to a certain extent, by social and public policy decisions, their existence shows the inadequacy of the purely individualistic approach. I suggest, accordingly, that bioethics would benefit, both academically and societally, from a more social perspective. Bioethical studies that acknowledge, from the start, the social determinants of health would be more amenable to constructive multi- and interdisciplinarity, and a more balanced account of responsibility would further the contribution of sound bioethical work to sensible public policies.

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Health and Well-Being in Adolescence

10.1093/oso/9780190847128.003.0002 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Susan M. Sawyer ◽

George C. Patton

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Health ◽

Social Determinants ◽

Well Being ◽

Brain Maturation ◽

Health Determinants ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Disability Adjusted Life ◽

Life Years ◽

High Benefit ◽

Health And Well Being

This chapter describes how the profile of physical and mental health and well-being changes across adolescence. The biological context of healthy adolescent growth and development is reviewed, including secular patterns of puberty and brain maturation. The structural and social determinants of adolescent health are then described. Adolescent health outcomes, including patterns of risk behaviors, emerge from the interaction between biological influences and social health determinants. Estimates of mortality and disability-adjusted life years are used to describe three patterns of adolescent health and well-being that vary by age, sex, and national wealth. Globally, the burden of disease increases across adolescence, varying markedly between and within countries. Comprehensive, multisectoral, evidence-informed actions are required that match these conspicuous adolescent health problems, emerging health risks, and major social determinants. Such actions, including quality education and health services, differ greatly from those that benefit younger children yet have similarly high benefit–cost ratios.

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The social value of Participatory Ergonomics from a practitioner’s perspective

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/1071181320641219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 919-923

Author(s):

Kátia M. Costa-Black ◽

Chris Arteberry

Keyword(s):

Human Performance ◽

Well Being ◽

Participatory Approach ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Participatory Ergonomics ◽

Worker Health ◽

Healthy Working ◽

The Social ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Total Worker Health

Ergonomics applies a set of ambitious frameworks and robust body of evidence for integrating different practices to optimize worker health and well-being. One recognized framework is the participatory approach, which delves into sociotechnical workplace actions – developed from the ground up – to achieve improved human performance outcomes and acceptability across the organization. Much of what is known about the value of participatory ergonomics centers on return-on-investment analyses related to injury prevention. Outside this spectrum, little has been discussed. This paper imparts how a participatory approach can lead to various positive impacts beyond financial gains, mainly by focusing on continuous improvements at the management systems level and on proactively motivating people and organizations to embrace healthy working conditions and behaviors. Issues such as the social-ethical value of involving workers in work design and return-to-work solutions are discussed to illustrate the holistic value of participatory ergonomics in the context of Total Worker Health.

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Expanding the social performance of food production landscapes: measuring health and well-being benefits

Landscape Research ◽

10.1080/01426397.2017.1353069 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 587-599 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ellen Burke

Keyword(s):

Food Production ◽

Social Performance ◽

Well Being ◽

The Social ◽

Health And Well Being

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Social Well-Being of the Population of Russia During the Pandemic (Based on Sample Survey Data)

Voprosy statistiki ◽

10.34023/2313-6383-2021-28-4-67-79 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 67-79

Author(s):

L. A. Davletshina ◽

N. A. Sadovnikova ◽

A. V. Bezrukov ◽

O. G. Lebedinskaya

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Population Health ◽

Age Distribution ◽

Age Groups ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Well Being ◽

Russian Population ◽

Sample Survey ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

The article present results of the authors’ study of the social well-being of the Russian population – an assessment of the population’s health and attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle amid viral pandemic, based on materials of the Rosstat sample surveys of 2019 and 2020 and data from the All-Russian survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) on 27 September 2020. The authors described the transformation of living conditions in the light of the complex epidemiological situation and the increase in coronavirus cases among the population. Changes in the health status of the Russian population were analyzed by individual age groups.The article assesses the strength of the relationship between the social well-being of the population by selected socio-demographic groups and the period of self-isolation, quarantine, or other restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. To solve this problem, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents are presented, the distribution of responses according to the survey results is estimated, and the most signifcant factor characteristics are selected. Respondent replies were grouped according to the selected questions, including in the territorial context (by federal districts). To determine the strength of the relationship between the respondents' answers to the question and their gender or age distribution, the coefcients of mutual conjugacy and rank correlation coefcients were calculated and analyzed.Analysis of the changes in the social well-being of population for 2019–2020 and the assessment of the strength of the relationship between the discussed indicators (gender, wealth, territory of residence) revealed the parameters that form the diﬀerences. After comparing the health status of the Russian population as a whole and by age groups in 2019 and 2020 based on data of sample survey on population health status, the following points were identifed. With the expected assessment of the population health status in the age distribution (deterioration in the older ages and better health in the younger ones), it also remains unchanged that more than half of the respondents characterize their health status as «very good» and «good». Noteworthy is the fact that the assessment of the health status of the Russian population has improved during the year. It is evidenced from changes in the structure of respondent replies, even though population health status survey of 2020 was conducted in the middle of lockdown amid the continuing negative trends in coronavirus morbidity and mortality.

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Check This One out: Analyzing Slang Usage among Iranian Male and Female Teenagers

English Language Teaching ◽

10.5539/elt.v4n2p198 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 198 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sara Hashemi Shahraki ◽

Abbass Eslami Rasekh

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Age Groups ◽

School Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Male And Female ◽

The Social ◽

Completion Test ◽

Female Teenagers ◽

Age And Sex

Slang usage in modern age Iran is a popular phenomenon among most male and female teenagers. How pervasive this variation of language use is among various age and sex groups in Iran has been a question of debate given the significance of religion in a theological system of social structure. The work presented in this study aims to investigate the effect of age and sex on variability of slang usage. Sixty Iranian participants were selected, and then were divided into three age groups (i.e. primary school, high school, and senior university students) each group consisting of ten males and ten females. A self-made questionnaire in the form of Discourse Completion Test (DCT) describing nine situations of friendly conversations was given to the participants. They were asked to make their choice on the responses, which ranged from formal to very informal style (common teenage slang expressions), or to write down what they wish to say under each circumstance. The results of the chi–square tests indicated that slang usage among high school students is more frequent as compared with other age groups. Unlike the popular belief suggesting that slang is used by boys rather than girls, the findings suggested that young Iranians both male and female use slang as a badge of identity showing their attachment to the social group they wish to be identified with.

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