PSYCH 343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Protective Factor, Public Health
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Public health: study of health and disease in populations. Epidemiology: the study of epidemics in a population of the world. Social determinants of health: excess death: when death precedes survivability. Jim taylor: life expectancy: 79: council district 16, top 1, 80 year life expectancy. Ses: money/wealth, education, power, control over destiny; more control with more of all of these things; emotional experience. Social class: existential reality: control over destiny: ability to influence events over life. Life expectancy: health, aging as a public health issue, how aging is related to larger social issues, taundra young: life expectancy: 74. "wealth is a protective factor: cory anderson: life expectancy:73; 37 years old with high blood pressure, mary turner: 1/3 at or below poverty line; life expectancy: 70. Obamacare: changed the landscape between poverty and health care; can get health insurance that matches your income; high chronic stress.
