BIOL 054 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Free Market, Social Environment
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In the past few decades, the life span of humans have grown significantly. Health and wellness: men live shorter lives on average than women, 1950-1970: the difference between the life spans of men and women increased in this. Infant mortality rate = number of infants that died during any given time period period of time: statistics support that if a person lives to a certain age their chances of living for longer increases. Immunization: environment + keeping up with technology, stress levels, social environment, political environment, work, et cetera, what is health, both quality and quantity are important in a healthy life style. If you are too poor, then your life is short due to stress. Expenditure: we spend more money on health care per individual than the 13 highest rating countries, our overall health outcome for the us is the worst. Lowest life expectancy: highest infant mortality, obesity.
