CH2 vocab

Question 1

Incidence

Answer 1

3 of new occurrences of an event w/in a population during a specified period

Question 2

Prevalence

Answer 2

total # of cases w/in population during a specific time period

Question 3

Morbidity

Answer 3

symptoms, illness, & impairment

Question 4

Mortality

Answer 4

death

Question 5

Infectious

Answer 5

disease is on the rise once again

Question 6

epidemiology

Answer 6

distribution of disease w/in population

Question 7

Social Epidemiology

Answer 7

social behaviors & factors affect distribution of disease w/in pop

Question 8

Globalization

Answer 8

the process through which ideas, resources, people, & trade increase operate worldwide rather than local frame work

Question 9

Manufactures of illness

Answer 9

look beyond individuals behavior or characteristics

Question 10

Toxic agents

Answer 10

substance that can harm or kill people or other organisms

Question 11

risk society

Answer 11

refer to any society that depends so heavily on potentially dangerous modern tech that risks from such tech becomes commonplace & accepted

Question 12

Health Belief Model

Answer 12

Made to explain why health individuals adopt healthy behaviors
4 reasons
must believe they are suspicious to get a particular health problem
the problem is serious
adopting preventive measures will reduce the risk
no significant barriers make it difficult for them to adopt

Question 13

Health lifestyle theory

Answer 13

Agency & structure but focuses on group rather than individual behavior
patterns related to behavior based on choices available to people according to their life

Question 14

Health Projects

Answer 14

require individuals to actively protect their health & defines this as important work central to individual identity

Question 15

Stress

Answer 15

3 meanings
situations that make individuals feel anxious & out of balance
emotions that result from exposure to such situations
bodily changes that occur in response to these situations & emotions

Question 16

Disease promotion

Answer 16

based on social, political, structural factors that add to the pattern of health& disease.

Question 17

social orgs

Answer 17

have a monopoly on disease

Question 18

Advertising

Answer 18

great to get new customers or keep the current ones returning

Question 19

manufactured doubt

Answer 19

actions the delebertly alter or misrepresent knowable facts to promote an agenda

Question 20

coalitions

Answer 20

bring together like-minded orgs to promote political power

Question 21

Public health agencies

Answer 21

key players against tobacco, guns, alcohol, ect

Question 22

Legal group

Answer 22

front line of litigation against tobacco, automobiles, guns, food

Question 23

Local org

Answer 23

debates about corporate practice directly to their communities & provoke dialogue that spark media

Question 24

legislative Action

Answer 24

provides public health advocates the opportunity to suggest laws

Question 25

Electoral Activites

Answer 25

takes action in voting booth

Question 26

litigation

Answer 26

allows advocates to bring to court corporations alleged to have harmed health

Question 27

Action aimed at corporations

Answer 27

provide advocates to bring thier message directly to corporate directors/ shareholders