HLTB22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Non-Communicable Disease, Social Environment, Entropy
24 Oct 2018
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Determinants of health: social doh bigger pic. Genes: <2% of human illnesses attributable to faulty single gene locus, genes matter in relation to other components of health i. e. prader-willi syndrome & angelman syndrome (syndromes that result from mutations . ) External agency: environment as threat to wellbeing. *some pathogens can cause noncommunicable disease i. e. hpv. Internal agency: connotes appropriate & constant interplay of host & environment, environmental interfacing w/ healthy body has 2 primary expressions: Energy i. e. cvd, arthritis, type ii diabetes & stokes. Understanding the scientific method: who proposed health reps state before impaired health becomes finish, scientific method: systematic logical approach to gathering info & reaching conclusions, make careful observations & ask q"s, formulate testable hypothesis, provide prediction. Series of observations lead to general statement that often sets stage for further experimentation. Based on observations: discuss, provide, explain, distinguish, design.
