GGRB28H3 Lecture 2: Lecture 2 Notes
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Illness = subjective experience, disease = diagnosed by medical professional. Study of disease in populations (humans and animals) Incidence new cases, prevalence how much is currently active. chronic over a long period of time, acute over a short period of time. Impairment limitation to function (personal property), disability not being able to function in normal society (social property) Seeing family physician (health prevention occurs here, i. e. you need to lose weight, you need to eat healthier), gateway to primary health care is through family physician. Even more specialized, i. e. cancer care hospital where everyone is trained to deal with cancer patients. complementary other medicine (holistic, chinese medicine, acupuncture) Location x,y coordinate, place location becomes a place when you attach a meaning to it. Therapeutic landscapes (box 1. 2) how when a meaning is attached to a particular place, it can have healing properties.
