Sociology 2180A/B Final: Health and Inequalities Final Exam

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2180A/B
• Professor: Rachel Margolis

Document Summary

Goal: promote development by improving social and economic conditions in poor counties. Improve in 3 areas: valourizing human capital (the skills in people, improving infrastructure (roads, buildings, increase social, economic, political rights (increasing standard of living) 40% of child deaths under 5 happen in neonatal period (1st 28 days) < higher in na (48%) than poor (30%) Pneumonia (18%) leading killer, malaria major poor killer (15% in sub africa) Poor still far from target goal (female education key variable) Top 4 child killers worldwide (but there are vaccines) Catch up, keep up, follow up (start in caribbean) Catch up - mobile teams immunize all child 9-14 months. Keep up - sustain coverage levels of at least 80% Follow up - follow up campaigns every 4 years. . 10 to immunize child ( mill < national funding) Rates dropped from 166 deaths to zero. Spread through unclean water, unsanitary hands, spoiled food f. Expel electrolytes (dehydration > uid loss >10% is fatal)