SOCI 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Ableism, Cerebral Palsy, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
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Wanted first hand experience in a religious community . Visual sociology explores how imagery can support, and challenge, social convention. In 1946 the world health organization defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . This definition highlights what are referred to today as the social determinants of health (ex. income, minority status, gender, etc). Canadians: suicide rates for indigenous peoples are 2. 5x the national avg, ideally, canada"s universal health care should help address many of these concerns. In the us there is well over 1000 independent health insurers ((less those on medicare (elderly) and. In 2016 the us spent around 18% of gdp on health care and canada around 11. 5% From a high of 18% of people covered before the affordable care act. Disability mental or physical condition that restricts people"s everyday activities.