Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Telemedicine, Canada Health Act, Prenatal Care

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Gale Cassidy

Document Summary

Chapter 2: illness and health care: health: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Infant mortality rate provides important measure of health of a population. In 2001, 24 countries had infant mortality rates over 100 (approximately one-quarter of the world"s (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)ies, (cid:1005) i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1004) (cid:271)a(cid:271)ies died (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e (cid:396)ea(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g age (cid:1005)(cid:895: under-five mortality rate: the rate of deaths among children under age 5, approx. 12 million children younger than 5 die every year (most living in developing countries: countries of the developing world have generally low morality rates but income inequality in developed countries causes a wide gap of child mortality. Impact of income on the health of children derives from the material access of parents to medical care, stable housing, healthful diet. 12% of disability-adjusted life years lost in 2001. 2. 4 sociological theories of illness and health care.