SOCA03Y3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15.1: Health Care In Canada, Socialized Medicine, Homeopathy
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Who definition of health: health: state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Suggests that health is the result of a complex interaction between physical, mental, and social factors. Sociologist measures to determine a population health: how long the average citizen will live in a given society a. b. Life expectancy: represents the average lifespan of a newborn, and is an indicator of the overall health of a country. Life expectancy rates can fall because of famine, war, disease, and overall poor health, and can rise when health and welfare programs are initiated: higher life expectancy = healthier given population d. Life expectancy rates for canadians are generally high, with women, on average, outliving men i. ii. The gap in life expectancy at birth between males and females has changed over time.
