HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Richard Wagamese, Moodle, Microsoft Powerpoint

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH 101
• Professor: Elaine Power

Document Summary

Hlth 101 lecture 1 introduction to social determinants of health. Office hours: 9:30-11am tuesdays (or email to set up an appointment) Social determinants of health: broadly speaking, the factors that affect the chances that groups of people have to lead long and healthy lives. General course summary: when whole groups of people suffer a similar fate (e. g. shorter, sicker lives), we look to explanations that are beyond the individual"s factors. **factors beyond the individual are more important in explaining differences in health outcomes among groups of people than lifestyle factors. 75 mins tutorial/week (ta) > attendance mandatory (008) Tutorials are small group discussions as dictated by your section number. Let the tas know in advance if you are going to be missing a tutorial; it is very possible for them to arrange a different tutorial section for you. 7. 5 hours/week on average of online activity, reading, private study. Expected total time: 10 hours/week (averaged over 12 weeks)