HLTB41H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Health Education, Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease
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Ses = income x education x occupation interchangeable. Conceptual frameworks to understand how ses impacts health: adler & ostrove model, ses: education, occupation, income, how ses influences social & physics environment we live in, access to resources, recreational activities, psychological influences, mental health. Led to neonatal issues like cancer & brain issues. Mould in old buildings relates to asthma development in children. Lower ses residents in harlem exposure to mould = impact on child development: linkage b/w environment we live in & mental & physical health, low ses. Live in poorer areas w/ lack of physical resources: social & physics environments. More likely to smoke, have poor nutrition & lack of physical activity i. e. income increases ability to purchase healthy foods and therefore maintain a health bmi, increase immune system. More likely to develop disease & illness: high ses. Income increases ability to purchase healthy foods to maintain healthy bmi, increase immune system.
