Systems
Health Determinants
Concepts & Definitions
Subsystems
Justice & Policy
100

This sector plays a subsidiary role in U.S. health care.

What is the government?

100

This level is where health determinants are always assessed.

What is the individual level?

100

The ______ defines health as complete physical, mental, and social well‑being.

What is the WHO or the World Health Organization?

100

This program provides care for active‑duty military, retirees, and their dependents.

What is TriCare?

100

This principle states that medical care is distributed based on willingness and ability to pay.

What is market justice?

200

This characteristic means access to care depends heavily on insurance coverage.

What is unequal access?

200

Air pollution, water contaminants, radiation, and toxic chemicals fall under this determinant.

What are physical environmental factors?

200

 This indicator measures the average number of years a person is expected to live.

What is life expectancy?

200

This subsystem provides care to Native Americans.

What is the Indian Health Service (IHS)?

200

This principle views equitable distribution of health care as a societal responsibility.

What is social justice?

300

This describes the U.S. system’s reliance on advanced equipment and procedures.

What is a technology‑driven system?

300

Diet, exercise, stress, and risky behaviors fall under this determinant.

What are lifestyle or behavioral factors?

300

 This type of condition develops suddenly and lasts a short time.

What is an acute condition?

300

 This subsystem serves groups such as Medicaid recipients, Medicare beneficiaries, and veterans.

What are special populations?

300

This initiative sets national health goals and objectives to improve population health.

What is the Healthy People Initiative?

400

 This term refers to how societies allocate limited health resources fairly.

 What is distributive justice?

400

 This determinant cannot be changed but can be influenced through healthy behaviors.

What is heredity?

400

Diabetes is an example of this long‑lasting condition.

 What is a chronic condition?

400

This system integrates hospitals, physicians, and services under one organizational structure.

What is an Integrated Delivery System (IDS)?

400

This type of intervention focuses on improving health at the personal level.

What are individual‑level interventions?

500

This was the primary goal of recent U.S. health care reform.

What is expanding access to health insurance and care?

500

This determinant includes access to preventive and curative services.

What is medical care?

500

These measurable signs help determine the health status of individuals or populations.

What are health indicators?

500

This subsystem provides care through its own facilities for active‑duty military personnel.

What is the Military Medical Care system?

500

This determinant was considered for Joan due to her daily wine consumption.

What is substance abuse?