HLTC23H3 Lecture : Lecture 1 - Intro
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Hltb02 issues in child health development lecture 1. Can go to different tutorial section, tell ta of conflict. No tutorial this week or next week. Examine childhood as a cultural institution, overview of biopsychosocial child. Major factors that affect child health outcomes. Examine environmental factors that influence development (social determinants of. Examine global health threats to child health and welfare. Early experience affecting later life health health) No midterm, exam, 2 assignments (short, 5 page, posted next week) Assignment issues: passive voice and use of tense (proofread, write in past tense, skeptics, persuasive based on evidence, reasoning) Unlike infancy, childhood is a social/cultural artifact. Infancy is biologically determined/driven event with a genetically timed duration. It can be longer or shorter depending on several factors. Recent development: describe the natural history of concept of childhood. Didn"t always think of children as we do now. Greeks had no real word for child in the ancient world.