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HEALTH AND DISEASE IN SOCIETY

Goals and Homework • • Key Questions to Answer: • What is the role of health in a society? • How does illness impact a society? • Was the black plague/black death a positive turning point or a negative period in European history? Homework: • Read page 161 -165 in Pathways and take Cornell notes in preparation for next class. • Create a hypothesis statement that responds to the question: Was the Black Death a positive turning point or a negative period in European history?

Define epidemic � A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Define pandemic � � An epidemic of an infectious disease that spreads through human populations across a large region, like a continent. Can you think of examples? � Influenza � Black Death � Cholera � HIV/AIDS

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Role of public health � What are some health and illness decisions made: � Within your family? � At St. George’s? � In Canada?

What happens when public health is compromised? � On a small scale: Decreased productivity � Increased missed work days �

What happens when public health is compromised? � On a larger scale: � Economies are affected or decline � Health care costs rise � Rise in taxation or unaffordable health care coverage � Quarantines, closures, services disrupted

Activity � In groups of two you will be comparing and contrasting the Black Death and Ebola. � One partner will examine Black Death, the other Ebola � Share your findings with your partner � Find themes or similarities between the two � Each student should have a complete copy of the handout for their notes

Homework � � Read page 161 -165 in Pathways Create a hypothesis statement that responds to the question: Was the Black Death a positive turning point or a negative period in European history?