Health Sciences 2700A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: National Wealth, The Lancet, Parenting Styles

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2700A/B
• Professor: Treena Orchard

Document Summary

Learning about adolescent health is important for population health and the economic development of (cid:374)atio(cid:374)s what about for adolescents themselves?: as a developmental phase, it is 2nd only to childhood in terms of psychological and physiological change. The strongest determinants of health worldwide are structural factors: national wealth, income inequality, access to education. Improved education of women and girls has major benefits for the health of youth globally. Inequities in educational : 33% of adolescents in poorer (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tries do(cid:374)(cid:859)t fi(cid:374)ish vs. 4% i(cid:374) (cid:449)ealthier. These factors impact the health of everyone, including youth. These inequities present in all countries and are detrimental for young women and young men: data from high-income countries show girls have poorer wellbeing indicators vs. boys, boys have higher rate of injury and obesity. School environment: connections youth make in school can protect against health risks in low/middle-income countries.