DVM 2110 Lecture Notes - International Health, Luxury Goods, Infant Mortality

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM 2110
• Professor: Sonia Gulati

Document Summary

January 8, 2013: self-rated health status; the percentage of the population aged 15 and older who report their health to be good or very good. , however, this isn"t the best indicator; Japan has poor self-rated health status but the highest life expectancy (83). There is less income disparity in places like japan. The subsequent group have more responsibilities, have trouble accepting their disability, etc: measuring health, quantitative metrics; life expectancy, morbidity (how much disease in a population), mortality (incidence of death in a population). It"s not only the health care system that can maintain the quality of health; some argue that this system plays quite a small part: focusing on things like human aspiration and rights to healthcare. Looking at more vulnerable minority groups such as native. Americans and the disabled and striving to give them access to healthcare so they can more actively participate in society.