PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Junk Food, Dieting, Calorie
23 Jan 2014
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It is influenced by personal choices over the lifespan. Health is determined by both genetic and environmental influences. Health is multidimensional: physical, mental, and social well-being; not just the absence of disease. Changes in health involve both gains and losses, improvements and declines. Health occurs in a sociohistorical context and can be enhanced or constrained by social and historical factors. 20% of children do not receive the recommended vaccines; more vulnerable to illnesses; lower ses less access to care and vaccines. Accidents: leading cause of death in children. Choking/swallowing objects, falls, poisoning with household products, burns, car accidents. Less education more likely to have poor or fair health. Particularly true for african-american and white children, less true for hispanic and asian children, whose families have strong social networks that cut across educational and ses levels. Leading causes of death: accidents (mostly motor) and violence (homicides and suicides)
