BMED 271 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Global Health, Mortality Rate, Health Promotion
12 Oct 2018
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BMED 271
MIDTERM EXAM
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Fall 2018
Module 1: Introduction to Global Health
Describe what global health is and understand basic health concepts
Discuss health as a human right
Understand the social determinants of health impact influence both individual and
population health
Discuss the three levels of advocacy and the role of advocacy in health
SECTION 01: HEALTH DEFINED
- Health- promoting conditions:
The availability of health services
Adequate housing
Safe working conditions
Nutritious foods
- Health as a human right:
WHO is the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental
health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction
of race, religion, political belief, economic, or social condition
WHO is directing healthy within the UN system by:
Providing leadership on global health matters
Shaping the health research agenda
Setting norms and standards
Articulating evidence-based policy options
Providing technical support to countries
Monitoring and assessing health trends
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Milestone document in the history of human rights (fundamental rights to be
universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages)
Created to recognize the basic freedoms that all people should have (right to
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health should be available to everyone regardless of race, colour, sex, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
status)
- Human Rights:
Definition: the rights you have simply because you are human
UN Nations had gathered to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the
dignity and worth of the human person
Problems: starvation, prisons for the riots, many people are not able to read,
presence of slavery systems = did not have a force of law (OPTIONAL)
Choices we make, responsibility we share to respect and help people
- Resiliency as an aspect of health
Resiliency: the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations
and satisfying needs, and to change or cope with the environment
Social Support + Emotional and mental capacities + physical strength = resiliency
- Global health as a discipline:
1) Decision making based on data and evidence
2) A focus on populations rather than individuals
3) A goal of social justice and equity
4) An emphasis on prevention rather than curative care
- What is public health?
Promotes the highest attainment of health for all people and deals with health
from a population perspective
Ensures that health is addressed early in life and that access to health resources
are available as needed
Aims to keep the population healthy through the following activities:
Health protection: Food inspection, evaluating air and water quality
Health promotion: encourage active transportation, breast feeding initiatives,
nutritional education programs
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