HLST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Health Canada, Hypertension, Homeopathy

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 1010
• Professor: Kenneth Lam

Document Summary

Hh/hlst 1010, staying alive, notes for chapter 13, gender, health and care. Canada have some gender sensitive policy and practise, but have much to accomplish before we can claim gender-sensitive health care. According to romanow, health and health care are about values, global political/economic pressures. Policies and practices reflect power and political choices. There are moral, effectiveness and financial reasons for gender sensitive research, policy and practises. 4 contribute to more equal treatment for women and men. 1 feminist political economy focuses on power and inequalities. The ideas and relations that shape and are shaped individually and collectively. 2 gender based analysis identify and clarify the differences between men and women and boys and girls and demonstrates how these differences affect health status, access to and interaction with the health care system. 3 health care services excludes unpaid care and often excludes what may be called alternative or complementary therapies, such as homeopathy.