SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: University Of Toronto Mississauga, Blood Plasma, Sydney Tar Ponds
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Life expectancy varies depending on the environment and location; along with health. Lifestyle: smoking, excessive alcohol and drug use etc. c. Of the world"s population do not have clean drinking water a. ii. We may have a strong public health system but it varies around the world. Research shows having a good public health system in place has more of an impact on life expectancy than most other things: healthcare - hospitals, clinics, and other facilities ensuring health and treating illness b. i. There to ensure health and treat for illness: human environmental factors, social class b. c. Wealthy countries do not necessarily mean good health. The gap between wealthy and poor varies greatly in the us. Healthcare providers charge a lot of money for operations/procedures. There is a huge market for this blood product. What we"ve seen is that private blood donor businesses retrieve donated blood plasma and the business sells it for a high price.
