HLTH 101 Lecture : Topic 2 Lecture Notes This includes all the information for the notes in "first principles of health research and practice" including changes in health status, causes of changes in health status and bringing aobut changes in human health status
16 Oct 2011
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Topic two: first principles of health research and practice. Wednesday september 15, 2010: changes in health status. Cause of death to be under nutrition (from environment change), Life expectancy of 40 injury (trauma), septicaemia (improper wound closure), parasites from food and water. Births equalled deaths therefore small growth rate ( each woman had 6 children, however most died: neolithic era. Represents beginning of agricultural revolution (growth of food began) Surplus of food (more food available than needed) Domesticated animals increased risk of infectious diseases from microorganisms. Growth of communities occurred resulted in a spread of infectious diseases (constant presence of death) Slow growth of populations as birth rate is less than death rate in cities (immigration from country: industrial revolution. Economical, intellectual, political revolutions (affairs of man under human control) Increase in international trade increases exposure to foreign pathogens. Attempts to study and control health occurs.
