HLTC02H3 Lecture : Lecture 2
Document Summary
1/16/2012 8:08:00 am y defining health: the medical definition: normal physical state, the state of being whole and free from physical and mental disease or pain, so that the parts of the body can carry on their proper function. It is highly medicalized. y focus on the etiology of disease, or the causes/determinant of disease. y key epidemiological terms: Tuskegee study which was continued with the study even after cure was found. y e. g. In the early days of the aids epidemic, several cohort studies provided vital information about the course of hiv infection for example, the multicenter aids cohort. Material aspects of housing: mold, draft, crowded, particles, etc. Control for effects of isolate unique effects personal characteristics of housing conditions. Dominant themes in women s urban health literature y theme y hiv/aids y obesity/weight issues. Conclusions y predominantly epidemiological studies. y environments: descriptor. y.
