HLTA02H3 Chapter 4: These are Chapter 4 Notes from the textbook

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health status refers to determinants of health such as: health conditions, human function, and deaths. key indicators of health status include life expectancy, mortality rates, and causes of death. social determinants of health include health behaviours, living and working conditions, personal resources, and environmental factors. others include peace, social support and family violence . specifically they are income, employment, education, child care, and housing. life expectancy has increased in canada over the last century. refer to table 4. 2 on page 59. female life expectancy over a 70-year period has always been higher than men. The gap between them had increased from 2. 1 to 6. 3 years in a 60-year period, but then has narrowed down to 5. 1 between 1999-2001. Life expectancy for males is highest in ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, and british columbia (75) and lowest in prince edward island (73)