HLTH 237 Lecture Notes - Antihistamine, Verbal Abuse, Psychoactive Drug
11 Oct 2012
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Always talk and think about drugs having all the power. It"s the relationship between it and the person: need to pay attention to the role of society; health is a resource for everyday living . As costs keep increasing the demand keeps increasing for more resources (i. e. dental, pharmaceuticals, etc. ) We tend to think of it in a way similar to who"s responsible for their consequences? . The distribution shows the deprivation (don"t have enough income) by clustering in certain neighbours. Comparing health distribution to this income distribution; lower income families spend more time in the emergency rooms and stay longer statistically, except for injuries (due to expensive sports) Poverty increases many health risks; more likely to smoke, be obese, diabetes, drug and lung problems. Social determinates of health: factors that influence our health besides our own choices; i. e. income, neighbourhood, parents, etc.
