CHAPTER 8-10 Flashcards
health status
an individuals or a population overall health taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy
burden of disease
a measure of cases of a disease/condition present in a population at given times
classifying countries and characteristics of the countries
classifying countries into groups allows countries that experience similar characteristics to be grouped together for the purpose of finding areas to improve the level of hwb experienced
classifying countries and characteristics of these countires
GNI
characteristics of high income countries
characteristics of low income countries
Characteristics of middle income countries
GNI
gross national income
developed by the world bank
It puts the countries into categories of low middle and high income countries
world bank
is a unique global partnership fighting poverty worldwide through sustainable solutions, It is an international financial institution that provides loans and goes to the government of poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
characteristics of high income countries
low levels of poverty - economic
good opporunity of global trade - economic
high levels of employment - social
access to technology - social
access to safe water and sanitation - environmental
characteristics of low income countries
limited opportunity to global trade - economic
high levels of poverty - economic
less access to technology - social
lower levels of education - social
low carbon dioxide emissions - environmental
less access to safe water - environmental
characteristics of middle income countries
middle income countries are often going towards the same as high income but still have low income characteristics.
poverty
lack of access to resources, often as the result of a lack of access to money
similarities and difference in burden of disease and hs in low, middle and high income countries
u5mr
mortality and morbidity
burden of disease
U5MR
under 5 morality rate
- nutrional health status of mothers
- income of food availability in the family
mortality and morbidity
they can indicate the resources that may be lacking within countries, helping to work out how to support. and where.
key factors
access to safe water sanitation poverty global distribution and marketing of tobacco alcohol foods inequality and distributions
sustainability
economic sustainability
social sustainability
environmental sustainability