health and wellbeing in global context Flashcards

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classifying countries

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high income
middle income
low income

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characteristics of high, middle, low income countries

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economic
environmental
social

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economic characteristics of high income countries

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lower levels of poverty
wide range of industries
high average income

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GNI

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gross national income

used to classify countries into one of 3 classes

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subsistence farming

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self sufficient farming carried out by individual to provide food for self and family

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primary production

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process of producing natural products for human use

animals, plants

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social characteristics of high income countries

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gender equality
employment
education

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environmental characteristics of high income countries

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food security
adequate housing
access to safe water and sanitation

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communicable diseases

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infectious diseases which are transmitted from the environment
HIV, Malaria

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non-communicable diseases

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conditions that are usually long lasting, and progress slowly.
not spread through the environment: cancer, heart disease

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Factors that contribute to similarities and differences in health status and burden of disease

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poverty
sanitation
access to safe water
inequality and discrimination (race, religion, sex)
global distribution and marketing of tobacco, alcohol and processed foods

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access to safe water

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preparation and cooking
hygiene/washing
no access= disease

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sanitation

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maintenance of hygienic conditions, disposal of waste

no sanitation= disease

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poverty

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can prevent access to:
education
health care
clean water and sanitation

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inequality and discrimination

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can cause:
anxiety
depression
stress

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tobacco: high income countries

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smoke free areas
health promotion campaigns
banned ads

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tobacco: low and middle income countries

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cheap
no restriction
advertised/promoted

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PEMSS

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physical
emotional
mental
social
spiritual
health and wellbeing
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alcohol: low and middle income countries

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weak regulations
low cost
lack of health promotion campaigns

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processed foods: low and middle income countries

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lack of health promotion

aggressive marketing strategies

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sustainability

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meeting needs of present without compromising ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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types of sustainability

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economic
environmental
social

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economic sustainability

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average income in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living

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economic sustainability: promotes health and wellbeing

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ensuring people earn a decent income

ensuring children stay in school

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economic sustainability: considerations
trade | employment
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social sustainability
creating equitable society that meets needs of all citizens and can be maintained indefinitely
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social sustainability: considerations
peace and security gender equality access to safe and decent working conditions
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environmental sustainability
ensuring the natural environment is used in a way that will preserve resources into the future
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environmental sustainability: considerations
biodiversity climate change use of natural resources
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interrelationships between 3 dimensions of sustainability
1. environmental- biodiversity, natural sources 2. social- culture, education 3. economic- industry, employment
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concept of human development
``` crating an environment where people can develop to their full POTENTIAL lead PRODUCTIVE and creative lives PARTICIPATE in lives of the community expand and have CHOICES enhance their CAPABILITIES have access to KNOWLEDGE have access to HEALTH enjoy a DECENT standard of living ```
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human development index
a tool to measure and rank countries' levels of social and economic development
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human development index: dimensions
a long and healthy life knowledge a decent standard of living
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human development index: indicators
long healthy life= life expectancy at birth knowledge= average years of schooling, expected years of schooling a decent standard of living= GNI per cpaita
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advantages of HDI
- focuses on social and economic development | - captures/compares majority countries and development levels reveal global patterns
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limitations of HDI
- data from developing countries may not be reliable | - unequal access to education for rural and remote locations
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HDI concept: P.P.P.C.C.K.H.D
``` potential productive participate choices capabilities knowledge health decent ```
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climate change
global warming increase in earths surface temp caused from human activities (burning fossils; cil and oil which causes release of greenhouse gases which is co2 in atmosphere
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effects of climate change
drought (floods and heat waves) communicable disease increase with heat and humidity food famine polluted air
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climate change: rising sea levels
increased atmosphere temps have led to polar ice caps melting at an increased loss of homes, crops, livestock, habitat
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climate change: changing weather patterns and extreme weather events
shown to be responsible for more frequent and severe extreme weather events injury/death, damage to homes
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conflict and mass migration
conflict can occur between countries | mass migration is large groups of people from location to another moving
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world trade
worldwide business making and collecting payments for transactions in goods/services transporting them to interested markets
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positives of increased world trade
creates jobs small business opportunities good choice of products decrease prices
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negative impacts of increased world trade
forced to work long hours in poor conditions | labour is looked to low-middle income countries to manufacture their products at low cost
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tourism
creates more jobs | economic option for low/middle income countries
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digital technology and increased knowledge sharing
maintenance of e-health records mobile alerts for disease control, bushfires, tsunamis internet based fitness/nutrition programs
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economic characteristics of high income countries
income | global trade