chapter 11 Flashcards
SDG objectives
end extreme poverty
fight inequality and injustice
tackle climate change
SDG rationale 1
a new set of goals and targets were needed
SDG rationale 2
progress in all areas was uneven across regions and countries
SDG rationale 3
new global challenges had emerged that needed to be considered
what is SDG
the 17 sustainable development goals include 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. The goals were developed through a collaborative process by all united nations members states in interest in making a world a better place
SP (area of importance) people
end poverty and hunger in all forms and ensure all human beings can fulfill their potential with dignity and equity and in a healthy enviroment
SP planet
protect the planet from degradation through sustainable consumption and production and acting on climate change to support the needs to the present and future
the UN’s SDGs 1-6 & 13
- no poverty
- zero hunger
- good hwb
- quality education
- gender equality
- clean water and sanitation
- climate action
key feature of SDG 3- reduce maternal mortality
maternal mortality refers to the number of deaths due to complications to pregnancy and childbirth
main causes: hemorrhage
sepsis
key feature of SDG 3
improvement in maternal mortality rates
More births being assisted by skilled health personnel can decrease the risk of having a c section which is more risky than natural birth
what is the aim of ending preventable death for newborns and kids under 5
end preventable deaths and children under 5 from 19.2 per 1000 live births in 2015 to per 1000 live births in 2030
How to reduce the risk of preventable deaths in newborns and kids under 5
provide access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
access to nutritional food
SDG 3 key feature
End communicable disease aim
end the epidemic of aids by 2030
what is aids
caused by HIV which damages and weakens the body’s immune system
ways to help end the aids epidemic
increased access to prevention services
removing barriers of discrimination
what is malaria
life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people when bitten by an infected female mosquito
SDG 3
key feature of noncommunicable diseases
aim is to reduce the incidence of non-communicable diseases that occur due to lifestyle or environmental factors
How to reduce non-communicable diseases
implement taxes on alcohol and tobacco
increase funding to provide universal health coverage
key feature SDG 3
road traffic accidents
aims to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
How to reduce road traffic accidents
to achieve the aim a coordinated approach is needed such as good road infrastructure and ensuring that vehicles on the road are safe
SDG 3 key feature
drug and alcohol misuse
how does SDG 3 promote physical health and wellbeing?
with reduced risk of waterborne communicable diseases, their is an absence of disease which improves immune systems and allows the body to function properlytherefore promoting physcial hwb