SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Surgeon General Of The United States, Antimicrobial Resistance
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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. What could this really mean: 1 in 4 suffer mental illness in lifetime. Related to: social inequalities, technology, social resources, social constructionism. We construct a lot of health and illness. Rich live upstream: when river was going through city, wanted to live upstream of this. Poor people had dumping in their water. Living upstream = the richer you are: toronto vs. countryside. Related to poverty poorer live near toxic sites. Blacks have higher death rates because they tend to live near toxic sites. Income and obesity: bottom 20% tend to be 5x more likely to be obese than the top 20% Bottom 20% diet is worst, tend to live on carbohydrates. Richer people tend to have gym memberships; more access to working out, trainers, etc. Women died more of open-heart surgery: men had bigger arteries, etc.
