HLTHAGE 1AA3 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - White People, Whitehall Study, Welfare
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
HLTHAGE 1AA3
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
January 9th
What is Health Studies
Health studies examines the varied impacts and factors that affect health, illness and the world
of medicine and health care; examines:
• Social, cultural, political, economic, institutional/professional and personal factors that
impact health and illness
Sub-Areas
• Health and/or medical sociology
• Health geography
• Health economic
• Health psychology
• Medical anthropology (investigative)
Focus of Health Studies
Health studies is interested in learning more about (Andrews et al., 2014: 4):
• Social and cultural constructions of health, illness, wellness, well-being and health care
• The development of health care systems and health care
• Health challenges
• In each of these discussions, health studies scholars examine ideologies, social, cultural,
economic, political, geographical, and personal factors that may determine or have an impact
on perceptions and experiences of health, illness and health care.
Health Studies vs. Health Sciences
• Sciences focuses more on medical and biological, studies is more social
What bridges or connections exist between these two fields of study?
• Health sciences is concerned with:
• Professional and occupational groups
• Medical sciences and categories
• Medical specialities
Key Terms
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
Health: Being healthy refers to holistic sense of well-being
Unhealthy: To be unhealthy then refers to a lack of holistic well-being
Health Inequality: Refers to …differences, variations, and disparities in the health
achievements of individuals and groups of people
Health equity refers to the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one is
disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of their social position or other socially
determined circumstance
Health inequity refers to a difference or disparity in health outcomes that is systematic,
avoidable, and unjust For example: infant mortality rates around the world. If we can compare
different countries around the world, some countries have lower mortality rates while others
have increasingly higher rates.
Wellness & Wellbeing
• McMahon & Fleury define wellness as … a purposeful process of individual growth,
integration of experience, and meaningful connection with others, reflecting personally
valued goals and strengths, and resulting in being well and living values
• According to the WHO (2014), well-being refers to a state: … in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
Research in Health Studies
• Quantitative methods: Most commonly in the form of survey research, health records, health
statistics, census data
• Qualitative methods: Interviewing (variety of different types), focus groups, observation,
narrative and document analysis
Quantitative
Advantages
• Sample large number of individuals
• Less time-consuming process
• Data analysis is easier than analyzing/transcribing interview data
• Can be checked for validity and reliability through software programs like SPSS
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
