[HSCI 340] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 54 pages long Study Guide!
29 Mar 2017
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The health of canadians: canada ranks in the top 3 of developed countries life expectancy, self-rated health and mortality rates . The danger of the single story: critical misunderstanding. <1% fruits & vegetables marketing aimed at children & teens. Food insecurity: 13% of canadians struggle to put food on the table. Aboriginal communities: extremely high cost of food in the north. Income inequality: 110 canadians are dying premature each day. Public health agency of canada: created in 2004 in response to the sars, to address the social determinants of health & improve health equity. Social determinants of health: living conditions people experienced, societal factors health inequalities, societal forces that shape the quality of the societal factors. Social epidemiology: distribution of advantages and disadvantages in a society reflects the distribution of health and disease. Identify societal characteristics that affect the pattern of disease and health distribution in a society.
