An introduction to health and health services practice, and the social determinants of health

Melissa Petrakis; Carrie Lethborg

doi:10.4324/9781003117285-2

An introduction to health and health services practice, and the social determinants of health

Melissa Petrakis
, Carrie Lethborg

Social Work

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This chapter will provide definitions of health and describe prevailing assumptions about health and illness. It will examine patterns of health and illness in society and the role and skills of social work to contribute in this area of practice. Challenges in and to our work will also be examined. The chapter will then move to a description of the social determinants of health. Social exclusion and its impacts will be explored, as will social disadvantage. Discrepancies in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be particularly highlighted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Work Practice in Health
Subtitle of host publication	An introduction to contexts, theories and skills
Editors	Melissa Petrakis
Place of Publication	Crows Nest NSW
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Chapter	1
Pages	3-20
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000251081
ISBN (Print)	9781760294519, 9781003117285
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003117285-2
Publication status	Published - 2018

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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An introduction to health and health services practice, and the social determinants of health. / Petrakis, Melissa; Lethborg, Carrie.
Social Work Practice in Health: An introduction to contexts, theories and skills. ed. / Melissa Petrakis. Crows Nest NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2018. p. 3-20.

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