SOC382 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Genomics, Precision Medicine, Differential Diagnosis
7 Nov 2016
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Lecture 3: canada in comparative perspective (march 14/ 16) Need to look compare with countries other than usa (an outlier) Although are many diff indicators that could be used to compare hc systems, will look at 4: Refers to fairness of the distribution of hc resources in a given society: available to those who need them rather than those who can afford them. Occurs when all citizens are able to obtain services on basis of need rather than ability to pay or any other characteristic (ie race, region etc) Nearly every high income country in world provides universal access to health, so do many middle-income countries. Usa = exception: not universal; still selects based on various characteristics. Universal access does not translate into equal health outcomes: socioeconomic gradient remains: recall: association: more resources better health outcomes. Higher income/education = behave differently ie more likely to see specialist. Are provincial and international differences (left vs. right)
