HLTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Major Depressive Episode, Colorectal Cancer
5 Mar 2018
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Age, sex, hereditary factors/ genetics and constitutional factors. Introduce familiarity with the following theoretical frameworks. Dahlgren and whitehead determinants of health rainbow. Lots of different ways to think about health and measure it in many ways. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. At birth: men: 78. 3 , women: 83. At 65: men, 18. 1 more years, women: 21. 3 more years. If they are 65 in the present year the life expectancy will vary and add on to how much longer they will. Age determines the average number a person expects to live risk-taking relationships. Pre- conception to birth: physical development, influence of mother, childbirth. Infancy (0-4 years): physical (learning to walk) and cognitive development (language acquisition) Childhood (5-9 years): physical and cognitive development. Puberty and adolescence(10- 18 years): physical and cognitive development, hormones, Early adulthood (19-25 years): fully physically mature, childbirth, leaving home, long-term.
