HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Maternal Death, Ecological Footprint, Greenhouse Gas
12 Dec 2017
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People have ability to choose who governs or leads them. Yes, gives people a voice to work towards getting better health. No, the people who (cid:374)eed help are(cid:374)"t i(cid:374) the (cid:373)ajority. Relationship between democracy and life expectancy, maternal mortality, and infant mortality. Low income countries that are democratic have lower life expectancy compared to more democratic countries. Volunteering for a political party or advocacy group is up. Mps are spending moreot communicate with constituents. 1 in 3 people had confidence in parliament in 2014 a new low. Low satisfaction with how democracy is working (two-thirds of canadians) Income inequality is up by almost 10% since 1994. Housing is becoming less affordable for canadians (canadians were putting 39. 2% of their net income towards housing needs) And food insecurities is on the rise (from 7. 1% in 2007 to 7. 7% in 2014) Time spent with friends each day is down. Recommendations for securing political and policy commitment for the social determinants of health.
