HSS1101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 86 pages long!)
28 Mar 2018
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Reductionist paradigm: the human body is divided into systems (immune, endocrine, etc) The body is mechanical with fundamental parts: systems. Integrative approach: the human body is one unit (interacting with the surrounding environment) Macro-level analysis (non allopathic & population health) Ex ayurveda (1st form of medicine), tcm, naturopathy, complementary medicine. Primary intervention: preventing disease and illness (lifestyle habits) Expression of life via the human body (origins of health) Conventional approach to health is the risk factor approach which by which the interaction of genetic susceptibility/resilience and behaviour. Correlatable income, education, and relative social standing are predictive of health: health inequalities most attributed education level. Ex: smoking and drinking in oskaus vs ottawa. Variables cannot always be isolated because of complex systems. Social economic influence: incidence of most disease is higher among people of lower incomes (resource availability) Health promotion activities broaden the gap between health status of the richest (affluent) most educated and poorest, least educated.
