KINE 3645 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Equity, Breast Cancer Screening, Healthy Choice
28 Oct 2016
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What the health is health: state of complete physical, mental and social well-being rather than absence of disease, have health behaviours, able to do everyday tasks. Who cares about health: chronic diseases are major demand on health care, very costly, billion annually. Cardiovascular billion, diabetes billion, cancers billion, respiratory billion expensive to care for unhealthy people. What determines our health: risk factors: easily modifiable (ex: weight, exercise, drugs, diet, determinants: less modifiable (ex: socio-economic, dna, environment) Ottawa charter for health promotion: health prerequisites include peace, shelter, education, food, income, more than just getting people active. Less people with low income rate health as good, more for people with high income. Low income: die earlier and have more illness: social support. Very important, more social contact results in less premature death and vice versa. Quality and quantity of support is crucial: education.
