1. Health Economics & Policy 2 nd Edition James W. Henderson Chapter 9 Sociocultural Considerations Copyright 2002, South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning, James W. Henderson, Health Economics and Policy, 2e

2. The Nature of Societal Problems l AIDS l Drug Use l Other Pathologies

3. AIDS in America l Extent of AIDS –United States –Worldwide l Medical care issues

4. AIDS Cases in the U.S.

5. Drug Abuse l Extent of Drug Use –Medical consequences –Cocaine use in pregnancy l Cost to society l Intervention strategies

6. Tobacco and Alcohol Use l Related health problems l Premature deaths l Prevalence of use

7. Other Social Pathologies l Violence l Teen pregnancy l STDs l Homelessness

8. Summary and Conclusions l Sociocultural concerns a major confounding factor in health care delivery l Government role in encouraging healthy lifestyle behavior