Global determinants of Health Flashcards

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epidemiology

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study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems

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study

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data driven and relies systamtic and unbiased approach to the collection, analysis and interpretation of data

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distribution

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frequency and pattern of the health events in a population

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determinants

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the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of disease and other health related events

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health related states

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epidemics, chronic diseases, injuries , birth defects, maternal-child health, occupational health, environmental health, health-related behaviours

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biggest global issue and why are pop scientist interested in it>

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  • global warming -if people are causing it, or increased number of polluters
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implications of global warming on health

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  • more people will be sicker -severe weather wc more sickness -changing climate ^ malaria in the UK - lots of people displaced = pressure on lots of services and systems - dirty water and so without clean waters more infections and people dying
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solutions for global warming

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  • refrigerant management -wind turbines - educating girls - family planning -solar farms -reduced food wastage
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ageing curve draw it

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x axis = percentage ((MALES) 10 ,8 , 6 ,4 ,2 0 2 4 6 8 10 (FEMALES))

y axis = age (0-4)….

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age curve of world

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stablising of the world

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what age curve of and why?

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developing country - ANGOLA

rapidly expanding

steep pyramid

populaiton is rising

  • early stage of demographic curve
  • lots of children being born becasue of high levels of mortality

also low life expectancy

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what aand why

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  • recovering population

expanding

zimbabwe

  • good levels of fertillity and not high levels of mortality
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what and why

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  • UK
  • stationary
  • total period fertility rate thats occuring in UK and replacement tehor where the fertility rate must decrease to make up for
  • more older people more liely to have multiple chronic. conditions w younger people must pay for
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what and why

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  • singpore

contracting

  • showing signs of decline
  • poeple in the economic ages must work harder to sustain the older population and more likely their economic state will decrease
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what and why

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  • JAPAN
  • contracting curve
  • high life exepctancy and not enough young people and so more older people than younger people and the younger people cant sustain the older
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16
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what affects the demographic curve

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aging increasing and the amount of disabled people and increase of (severe and moderate) in disability rates