HSCI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Health Canada, James Buchanan Duke, Confounding
19 Oct 2015
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Infection (exposed to bacteria, etc. , that can cause diseases. even certain types of cancers can be attributed to long term exposure to viruses) Genetics (what is their genetic predisposition to certain diseases. i. e diabetes, heart disease, etc. Geography (many diseases occur in certain geographic regions more than others. especially tropical diseases transmitted by mosquitos (lime disease, west nile= endemic diseases) Environment (air pollution, water in sanitation, exposure to chemicals) Medical care (access to medical care could be critical. i. e. to pregnant women it is critical) Social-economic cultural (income, occupation, living status, culture, religion, education, economic status, role, gender, status of women) This is just one approach to health determinants. Key determinants: income and social status, social support networks, education and literacy, employment/working conditions, social environments, physical environments, personal health practices. Old countries have represented it (ministries of health) Provide technical support, reproduces reports and statistics of health of global population.
