from personal experience I agree with this. whenever I go to a new doctors office I usually always request a female doctor. this is first because I feel more comfortable and secondly I do think that have better communication, and I think part of that comes from the fact that they can relate to some of my experiences so its easier for them to understand. from what Ive seen with my brothers and that this is the same for them and male doctors

this makes me think back to the film we watched and how it explained that white people were higher on the list to have big surgery's like this done, pushing people of color back. I think that this is unjust, it should not matter the color of someones skin, whoever needs a surgery, especially in the very present, should have every right and equal chance to receive it

1. pre contemplation: no intention to change behavior
2. contemplation: aware of problem and thinking about changing
3. preparation: intention and behavioral criteria
4. action: modifying behavior and experiences along with this, there is a fifth stage that is not listed and that is
5. maintenance: work to prevent relapse

the biomedical model focuses on the disease or illness being treated while the biopsychosocial model focuses on the person and all aspects of their life, such as social, psychological and behavioral dimensions

this relationship between physicians and patients is asymmetrical for the most part due to professional prestige, situational authority, and situational dependency

wow I did not realized that the percentage was this high for women nurses

nurses play important roles such as caregivers and integrators, however they also play the difficult rules of being caring individuals that directly interact with patients, professionals with important jobs that requires special competence, and work under the direction of physicians

This makes sense do to the fact that in order for hospitals and health care centers to run smoothly they must have a large staff, along with this, the fact that there are three different main types of nurses also plays a role

When it is worded like this to read about it just sounds rude, however it makes sense for doctors to behave this way to ensure they hold that detached concern. If doctors did not have this detached concern then with every patient they would build a strong bond with, therefore making it harder for them if something bad were to happen to the patient.

Within their first year students are becoming aware that it is not possible to master all of the facts they are learning, they then become aware that the knowledge they are learning is incomplete, and lastly they start the find limitations when it comes to answering patient questions (whether that is lack of their own knowledge or just lack of knowledge within the field)

the four health-related macro-level factors that directly impact individual behaviors

This makes me think back to the documentary we watched last week. One of the main points from the documentary was that people of color living in worse off neighborhoods do not have the same opportunity or options for healthy food, and with that they are being forced to buy cheaper, unhealthy food that is within their budget. Then then leads to not only negative health problems, but also problems like being overweight obese

Factors such as: women, those with higher education levels, and those with more financial resources are more likely to engage in healthier lifestyles

health is explained by the ability to live your everyday life in a fully functioning way, this includes physically, socially, and emotionally.

based solely on the fact that you are either well or are you are sick, its either a negative state or the absence of a negative state.

This is something I have seen in my own life between my cousins, grandparents, siblings, and parents. There are a lot more females in my family who go to the doctor than males.

It is interesting how this number has changed and how it continues to change over time. It is also interesting how in some agricultural societies men live longer than women, however it makes sense because of all of the work women are set to do.

The fact there is a difference between having a bachelors degree and not having one in relation to LE is very surprising, along with this the fact that the difference within and between difference races is also interesting.

Important explanation of hierarchies and how they work. They are made up of four systems, SES, race, gender, and sexuality.

While I understand that this is how it is and why it is like this, I still think that it is very unfair. Some people do not control the situations they are placed into, or the amount of money they make, and because of that they have to deal with getting whatever kind of care they can, even if it isn't very helpful. I think that everyone deserves equal chances and equal accessibility, and I wish that was something that would become present in our society

examples of the social determinants of health

The causes for the surge in new infectious diseases are population growth, increased travel, climate change, deforestation, natural habitat loss, the global trade in wildlife and the production of animals for food. This was included in the formation of a new stage called the re-emergence of infectious disease.

I think it is important to note and understand how the transition in epidemiology was not just over one thing super fast, it was a process that has now been divided into three specific stages.

how epidemiologists today explain diseases. they look as the human themselves, the social environment and systems, and the physical environment. To describe and understand disease patterns, there are multiple factors that must be looked at and studied.

The three main theories in sociology: functionalism which focuses on how society works together, the conflict theory which explains how class conflict controls society, and lastly symbolic interactionism which focuses on interactions between people and how these interactions control society.

Medical sociology is more than just focusing on medicine, it also focuses on health, healing, and illness. This is an importance sentence to clarify what is meant by this term.

Important definition of medical sociology!

I think that it is important to look at individual conditions before judging someone for doing/not doing something. This is something that should've been put into play a lot more when the vaccine first came out. I think that many people were judged based on if they did or did not have the vaccine, even though some had some personal reasons as to if they were/were not getting it/

Definition of sociology put into simpler words

This is an important definition of excess mortality. It helps my understanding of how death rates are counted and how they can find the difference between what the rate is and what it would've been if there were normal circumstances. This puts into perspective how damaging pandemics really are

I think that seeing these numbers in writing is very important. This was definitely shocking for me to read, I always knew that COVID had caused a lot of deaths, however I never realized how high that number was. Along with this it is definitely interesting to see how these two different groups had such a difference in between the deaths they reported, I wonder what happened and why that is.