SOCI 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: List Of Food Labeling Regulations, Public Sociology, Food Security

• School: UBC
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 102
• Professor: Katherine Corrigall- Brown

Document Summary

World health organization: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Cultural patterns and health cultural norms influence perceptions of health and healthy living. What do these have in common: cigarettes, cocaine, fast food, sun exposure. Major social policy advances promoting health: sanitation (clean water, refrigeration (no bacteria growth, nutrition, pasteurization, vaccines against infectious disease, health care systems (clinics, hospitals) Social inequality: unnatural causes: is inequality making us sick, differences by rich and poor, despite universal medical coverage in canada, differences by ancestry, e. g. first nations people have shorter life spans than other canadians. Why does social inequality affect health: unequal access to health resources (rural/urban, lack of knowledge (awareness of risk, education, high stress and poor support (difficult living conditions, environmental exposure (place of residence) Social determinants of health transportation income and its distribution. Health care services food security and access to food social safety net.