SOC334H5 Lecture 7: Lecture 7
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Overview: health: concepts, social determinants of health, models of health care, health care in canada, who: world report on ageing in canada. Health: the concept: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, health can be defined in terms of an individual level and a population level. Indicators of population health: life expectancy, life span. Intrinsic aging: changes within the body due to normal wear and tear, etc: eg. Decrease in lung capacity and hardening of arteries: extrinsic aging: changes due to external circumstances, including the effects of smoking, sunlight, and noise, effects of smoking, sunlight, and noise. Social determinants of health: the social, economic, and political situations that affect the health of individuals, communities and populations. 1: ethnicity, family, social network, community, ageism, health services social policy. Alternative 10 steps for staying healthy: don"t be poor.
