HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Geography, Health Equity, Medical Anthropology
5 Nov 2018
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Health studies examines the varied impacts and factors that affect health, illness and the world of medicine and health care. Social, cultural, political, economic, institutional/professional and personal factors that impact health and illness. What subareas exist within the field of health studies. Health/medical sociology, health geography, health economics, health psychology, medical anthropology. Social and cultural constructions of health, illness, well-being, and health care. Development of health care systems and health care. Intersectional: factors and how they influence the way someone"s experiences health. Health studies vs. health sciences (similarities are patient care) Health: being healthy refers to holistic sense of well-being. Unhealthy: to be unhealthy refers to lack of holistic well-being. Health inequality: refers to differences, variations, and disparities in the health achievements of individuals and groups of people . Health equity: the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one is disadvantaged.
