HLTA02H3 Chapter 17: Chapter 17
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Chapter 17 well-being at mid-life: determinants of preventive health. For some, it is a time of heightened reevaluation and reorientation . Lifecourse is a sociological term used to describe life stages in social and cultural contexts. y a lifecourse approach acknowledges the fluidity of the interaction between people and their environment, and the social and cultural context of biological change. Prevention in everyday life y women only go to doctor when they have acute health problems than chronic problems like aches, pains, headaches, sore feet, etc. and go to doctor about these issues when they have time. Employment and working conditions y sources of stress at mid-life that may be risk factors in one sub-population may actually be preventative or positive factors in other populations. Income and social status y women are more employable than men when first arriving to canada, especially in the service sector so may become the breadwinner.