- homosexuals - heroin users - Haitians - hookers

- patient zero (O) - how they discovered it was transmitted through blood - brought HIV from Haiti to N.A.

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Aim of Rockefeller foundation

to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world

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eugenics

science which deals with all influences that improve the inborn qualities of a race and develop them to an utmost advantage

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Francis Galton

father of eugenics

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Herbert Spencer

survival of the fittest

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J.S. Woodsworth

leader of social gospels and first leader of CCF

-“desirable vs undesirables” based on assimilability.

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Tommy Douglas

-suggested people should be sterilized to help people improve

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United Farmer’s Association proposed what 3 remedies:

regulation of marriage
segregation of mental defectives
sterilization

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Sexual Sterilization Act in Alberta

1928-1972

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4 H’s of HIV/AIDS

homosexuals
heroin users
Haitians
hookers

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Gaetan Dugas

patient zero (O)
how they discovered it was transmitted through blood
brought HIV from Haiti to N.A.

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 1979-1985

disease of gay men
2000 people infected through blood
Queer Activism

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 1990-2000

focus on finding cure

- HAART

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2001

National Aboriginal Council on HIV/AIDS established

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2003

Vancouver opens first supervised injection site

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2005

Health Canada approves a rapid HIV antibody test

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2007

Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2010

US allows people with HIV to enter the country

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2012

new HIV and pregnancy guide

- Supreme Court of Canada rules that an HIV+ person has a legal duty to disclose to sex partner

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HIV/AIDS in Canada: 2016

Health Canada approves oral Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis

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first reported case of HIV/AIDS in SK

Trevis Smith, 1984

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Ebola virus death rate

50-90%

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Ebola first reported in…

1976

-Sudan & DRC

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worst outbreak of Ebola in…

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2014-2016

-Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Clinical obesity: _ in _____ adults and _ in _____ children.

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1 in 4 adults, 1 in 10 children

_____ of population has anorexia nervosa

______ of population bulimic

4%, of which only 10% are men

Obesity in 17th C

-no term obesity

Obesity in 18th C

impact on quality of life discussed

Obesity in 19th C

recognized as a cause of ill health

Obesity in early 20th C

defined as a disease with specific pathology and pathophysiological complications

first case of anorexia

1689, England (Richard Morton)

William Gull

- Anorexia Hysterica -- Anorexia Nervosa | - brought focus of medical attention

first eating disorder in DSM of Mental Disorders

anorexia nervosa, 1952

DSM-I anorexia nervosa

a psycho physic reaction --> neurotic illness

DSM-II anorexia nervosa

- 1968 | - part of "feeding disturbances"

DSM-III 1980 ...

-binge eating first acknowledged (bulimia)

ADHD

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Earliest scientific account of ADHD

- Sir George Still, 1902 | - described children

early 20th century ADHD

links between bad behaviour and biological traits

1940s-1950s ADHD

"minimal brain dysfunction"

1937 medication for ADHD

-success with Benzedrine

late 1950s medication for ADHD

- hyperkinetic syndrome | - stimulants like Ritalin

1990s medication for ADHD

-Adderall

1960s ADHD

- focus on hyperactive children rather than those presumed with brain damage - DSM I "hyperkinetic reaction of childhood" - DSM II diagnosis as ADHD

early to mid 1970s ADHD

"hyperkinetic child syndrome" broadened

C. Kornetsky

1970, theory on stimulant success (increases amount of neurotransmitters"

early 1980s ADHD

-DSM III: renamed ADD

ADD

attention deficit disorder | -either with or without hyperactivity

DSM III-R ADHD

- only diagnosis of ADD with hyperactivity | - name changed back to ADHD

1990s ADHD

linking with abnormalities in brain functioning

8 Millenium developement goals

2000 by 2015

What are the 8 goals

- eradicate extreme poverty - achieve universal primary education - promote gender equality and empower women - reduce child mortality rates - improve maternal health - combat HIV/ADIS, malaria, and others - ensure environmental sustainability - develop a global partnership for development

MDG signed by...

189 countries

patent

- regulation guaranteeing a company rights to sell a product with no competition - 20 years

TRIPS

- Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 1995 - all WTO signed

TAC in South Africa

Treatment Action Campaign, 1998 | -fight against pharmaceutical giants

The Medicines and Related Substances Act

1997 by South African Gov't - allowed for greater use/import of generics - transparent pricing

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