HLTHAGE 1AA3 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes -
12 Oct 2018
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HLTHAGE 1AA3
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Jan 10
Intro to Health Studies: Culture, Health and Health care
Health and Aging 1AA3
• Health and illness have many social, cultural, political and economic dimensions that extend well beyond a bio-
medical perspective
• there are issues and concerns that surround the way health is understood
• aim is to critically reflect on all positions
• people who have higher incomes & education tend to live longer, in general -> is not bio-medical
• "dead zones" -> people who have no hope at all for good health, very poor, no education
• what are the principles under health care?
• globally, how is health seen differently? how we as nations begin to look at welfare of the people?
• who and who doesn't it benefit?
• health care issues facing governments in the future?
Methods used in Health Studies
• Quantitative: (statistics - number crunching)
-Health records and stats
-Census data
-Surveys (questionnaires)
• Qualitative (soft methods)
-Interviews
-Focus groups
-Participant observation
-Document analysis (journals, letters etc)
*lifestyle is one of the biggest factors to determining our health
Jan 11
Centres for Disease Control (Designated Causes of Death)
1) heart disease
2) cancer
3) cerebovascular disease
4) unintentional injuries
5) diabetes
6) flu/ph
7) alt
8) kidney disease
"Actual" Causes of Death
1) smoking
2) diet & physical activity
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3) alcohol consumption
4) microbial elements
5) toxic agents
6) motor vehicle accidents
7) firearms (accidents)
8) risky sexual behaviour
9) illicit drug use
-not biomedical, but sociological.
-important to have both sides to understand health & wellness
-better health: personal practices of exercise, good nutrition, lots of water
Injuries - falling, drowning
Jan 15
For Medical Consideration (iClicker exercise)
1. Five year old child with a cleft palate ($5000)
2. Teenager (15 yrs) with a fatal cancer that has an expensive treatment ($10,000 min)
3. Eighty year old farmer requires a hip replacement ($5000)
4. Twenty five year old prostitute needs a liver transplant ($10,000)
5. Middle aged teacher has cataracts on both eyes to be removed ($5000)
Which one would be your priority to help first?
Factors to be Considered
-age becomes an issue (ageism) farmer
-if we invest this money, how long is it going to benefit the person?
-sexism; assumed prostitute was a female
-assumed that her/his life was worth less
-stigmatization
-prejudice, if not discrimination
-we looked at: what input/value does the person have to society? how useful are they?
-we put a 'currency value' to their lives; what can they bring to us?
*we brought in a lot of other factors other than the medical issue that waivered our decision
-no one asked, "can we see if other hospitals can help?" or "maybe we can fix one eye for the teacher and use the
remaining money for another patient?"
Jan 17
Stone Article - Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making
Related to exercise done where had to choose between different patients who needed care under a budget:
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Document Summary
Intro to health studies: culture, health and health care. Health and aging 1aa3: health and illness have many social, cultural, political and economic dimensions that extend well beyond a bio- medical perspective there are issues and concerns that surround the way health is understood. Methods used in health studies: quantitative: (statistics - number crunching) *lifestyle is one of the biggest factors to determining our health. Centres for disease control (designated causes of death: heart disease, cancer, cerebovascular disease, unintentional injuries, diabetes, flu/ph, alt, kidney disease. actual causes of death: smoking, diet & physical activity. Jan 11: alcohol consumption, microbial elements, toxic agents, motor vehicle accidents, firearms (accidents, risky sexual behaviour, illicit drug use. Important to have both sides to understand health & wellness. Better health: personal practices of exercise, good nutrition, lots of water. *we brought in a lot of other factors other than the medical issue that waivered our decision.
