SY101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: World Health Organization, Health Care In Canada, Universal Health Care
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Health: a state of complete physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living. It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities. (world health organization (who), 2010) Life expectancy: the average age at death of the members of a population. Social causes of illness and death: human-environmental factors. Health risks arise from how human activity shapes the environments that people inhabit. Some environments foster good health; others impose added risks for poor health. The tendency for hazardous waste sites and pollution industries to be located near first nations communities or areas populated by the poor, the politically marginalized, or certain visible minority groups. Factors related to the public health and health care systems. Nation"s facilities for ensuring health and treating illness. Clinics: basic sewage and sanitation services, hospitals.
