HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture 2: HLTHAGE1AA3, lecture 2
11 Sep 2018
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In theory of levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. Even extends to civil service, not simply about abject poverty. Environments: biomedical and behavioural models assume that individuals are in complete control of their choices and that their choices are always rational. Environment constraints on what is available to you. Rational choices look different depending on the person"s social environment. The actual disease, socio- looking at past and how you got to a certain place: their interventions pursue health at a cellular level. : information posters- what drives health problems in the first place: think about nutrition. Thinking about possible nutrients you get from certain foods and if its beneficial to you. Cost of food, neighbourhood options and poor public transportation: both the biomedical and behavioural models are largely de-politicized. Income and health: most important social variable in shaping health- higher income means longer life expectancy and better self-reporting health. Studies controlling bad habits (smoking, diet, physical activity)
