PUBHLTH 127 Lecture Notes - Spring 2018 Lecture 5 - Occupational stress, Health promotion, Occupational disease
21 Sep 2018
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Chapter 5: china: overview: major democratic republic: huge population, rapid urbanization, accelerated aging process, improved education level, speedy economic growth, major health issues: Physical: all prevailing mortality and morbidity (incidence of ill health) shifting from infectious disease to chronic diseases. High prevalence smoking in men low: healthcare: Hospitals: centers for disease control and prevention. Institutes of health inspection: health care system (hcs) Shortage of nurses is a serious problem, the average density of nurses per 1,000 people throughout: culture and mentality. Confucianism: personal and government mortality, ethics, harmony with all others, lack of self-centeredness, respect for parents and loyalty to family. 5 central beliefs: benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, filial, piety, virtue. Taoism: teaches that human beings should be in harmony with nature. Yin and yang: chinese thinking with respect to health and illness. Traditional chinese medicine: herbal medicine, acupuncture, mediation, tai-chi, and diet therapy: occupational diseases: Dominant occupational hazards, physical factors, chemical poisoning. Major industries from work stress/accidents: companies:
