HLTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Maternal Death, Infant Mortality, Health Canada
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Determinants of health: biology and genetics, social environment, physical environment, health practices and coping skills, health services, etc (public health agency of canada) Biological determinants: biological experience of organism involves: Social determinants: social structures and economic systems that are responsible for most health inequities, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources. Morbidity: presence of a disease in a given population. Mortality: the number of deaths in a given population: e. g. maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate. Public sector: governmental and government-funded organizations and services (e. g. universities, military, roads) Private sector: not controlled by governments or state agencies, usually for-pro t (e. g. multinational corporations) Non-governmental organizations (ngo): organization that is neither governmental or for-pro t: also civil society organization, highly diverse, usually address health, environmental, human rights, social and economic (in)equity, etc. 3 tiers of medical specialization: i) primary care. Refers to the health care (hc) you receive from the rst hc providers you see.
