Life Expectancy
This demographic measure has dramatically improved in Canada over the past century. It is a common health indicator to determine the general health of a country.
What is life expectancy?
This perspective critiques the individualistic focus of health promotion discourse.
What is the social determinants of health approach?
This term describes the disproportionate health challenges faced by certain population groups in Canada.
What are health disparities?
This substance is considered a major behavioral risk factor for disease in Canada.
What is alcohol?
This factor significantly contributes to the gap in life expectancy between different population groups in Canada.
What is socioeconomic inequality?
In world systems theory, this term describes economically advanced countries like Canada and Japan.
What are core countries?
These are considered the primary causes of death in modern Canadian society.
What are chronic or non-communicable diseases?
This activity is considered a key behavioral risk factor for disease prevention in Canada.
What is physical activity?
The gap in life expectancy between Canadian males and females is approximately this many years.
A: What is 4 years?
These factors are considered modifiable behaviors that can impact health outcomes.
What are lifestyle risk factors?
This public health measure significantly contributed to increased life expectancy in the early 20th century.
What are immunizations or vaccinations?
These two medical developments contributed significantly to public health advancements in early 20th century Canada.
What are penicillin and insulin?
This is a theory of the changes in pattern of death.
What is epidemiological transition (Omran, 1979)
This is the leading cause of death of children in the developing world.
What is diarrheal disease.
Heart disease, cancer and accidents are known as this type of disease.
What is diseases of civilization or diseases of affluence?
According to McKeown, these three basic changes led to the decline in infectious diseases
A: What are improvements in nutrition, improvements in hygiene, and increasing control of disease-causing micro-organisms?
This demographic transition has high mortality from infections, famine
What is the Age of Pestilence & Famine
Canada ranks 28th of the 29 countries that make up OEDC (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) in this area.
What is child vaccination rate?