NURS303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lillian Wald, Margaret Sanger, Canadian Multiculturalism Act
15 Dec 2017
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Chapter 9 global health, culture and diversity. Global health: the optimal well-being of all humans from the individual and collective perspective (cna. 2009) prevention, treatment, and care, while focusing on the improvement of health for all and health equity (koplan and colleagues 2009: suggests overlap with public health and international health. Health inequities: differences in health that are not only unnecessary and avoidable but, in addition, are considered unfair and unjust. Health equity: absence of systematic disparities in health (and its key social determinants) that are systematically associated with social advantage/disadvantage normative concept that reflects the value of social justice. Global citizenship: refers to our responsibilities as citizens to not only engage in our local, national, international community - act upon social injustices + inequities. Incorporates personal awareness and commitment to global issues along with outward actions on local/global issues. Awareness of the wider world respecting and valuing diversity, understanding the economic, political, social, cultural, technological, environmental influences.
