SOCIOL 211G Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: World Health Organization, Social Epidemiology, Sick Role
4 Dec 2017
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Other countries squeeze middle class and health takes a toll. State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not absence of disease or infirmity. (world health organization, 1964) Health is socially constructed and varies across cultures. People defined themselves as healthy or sick based on criteria established by themselves, relatives, and medical practitioners. Social epidemiology and health social epidemiology study of disease, impairment, and general health status across population incidence. Number of new cases of specific disorder that happen in a population (usually 1 year) Morbidity rates incidence of disease in a population. Number of reports of disease per 100,000 people. Prevalence total number of cases of specific disorder that exist at given time. Difference b/w number of deaths in group and number of deaths that should have happened based on expected death rate. Death that should not have happened social determinants of health conditions where people born, grow, live, work and age are responsible for health.
