Sociology 2246A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Business, Asthma, Intercultural Competence
18 Oct 2016
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Chapter 3: social patterning of health: age, sex & gender, & race/ethnicity. The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work & age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power & resources at global, national & local levels. (who) Adopt improved governance for health & development. Further reorient the health sector towards promoting health & reducing health inequities. The social determinants of health: income & income distribution, education, unemployment & job security, employment & working conditions, early childhood development, food insecurity, housing, social exclusion, social safety network, health services, aboriginal status, gender, race, disability. Age is one of the strongest predictors of death & disease. Risk for mortality is greatest in first few moments of life, declining dramatically during first year, & then gradually increasing at an accelerating rate. The causes of death also vary by age:
