Definitions

Question 0

Morbidity

Answer 0

The disease rates in one period of time or in one place.

Question 1

Epidemiology

Answer 1

The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.

Question 2

Mortality

Answer 2

The number of deaths in one period of time or in one place.

Question 3

Health Promotion

Answer 3

An educational and informational process in which people are helped to change attitudes and behaviors in an effort to improve their health.

Question 4

Population Health

Answer 4

A way of thinking about the social and economic forces that shape health. It builds upon public health and health promotion, but goes beyond our more traditional understanding of the causes of health and illness