health
state of complete physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
what is disease, disability and death a result of
interconnections between human biology, lifestyle, environmental and social factors
avg. life expectancy
- 1900
- today
- over 77 yrs
chronic illness
-definition
lasts for more than 3 months, controlled by not cured
heart disease
- 108.9 billion each year
stress
socioeconomic status is related to
stressful and harm living conditions, disease, lack of access to adequate health care
health disparities
unequal distribution of social, political, economic and environmental resources