HLTC05H3 Lecture Notes - Hypoplasia, Human Brain, Visible Minority
Document Summary
Diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition and coinfection is syndemic. Diarrhoeal disease and malnutrition of children and infants has a lot to do with maternal health. Increased susceptibility to syndemics because of environments that are conducive to infectious diseases. Protection (etc. : requirements that go beyond the family and enter into the community, child growth and development. Infancy= period of brain development (which may go to 7 years of age due to brain development: nutritional support, protection from disease, aspects of ses in infancy. Adolescence= period of puberty and bodily changes as well as brain growth aspects of ses in adolescence. Height and stature (ses and class) as measures of growth and development: stature as a measure of growth and development= between populations there are differences in that measure, differences found in the archaeological record; groups include: Ladino= increased growth and development in height based on stature more than other groups; reflection of inequalities in other groups.
