HLSC 4803U Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Reproductive Health, Edward Jenner, Environmental Health
Document Summary
Chapter 1: the principles and goals of global health. Concerns in northern nigeria that the polio vaccine was causing sterility. Community leaders discouraged people from immunizing their children and polio appeared. The spread of hiv triggered an increase in tb worldwide. Diabetes is growing in low and middle-income countries, not just in high income countries. Gain an understanding of global health problems. Hepatitis b vaccines are available in high-income countries but not others. Japan and france have a life expectancy of about 83 years. Health: state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Understand links among health, education, development, poverty and equity. Environmental health, nutrition, reproductive health, child health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, injuries. Formulated in the year 2000 in the un summit. Countries sign the declaration stating to achieve the mdg"s in 15 years. Goal of universal primary education can only be achieved if children are healthy enough to attend.
