Global Patterns of Health Flashcards

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Definition of health

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physical, mental and social well-being, and the absence of disease.

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Nature of health

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difficult to measure, makes pretty difficult to compare two places.

There are things you can measure that indicate health (indicators)

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What is morbidity?

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illness

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Morbidity indicators

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prevalence

incidence

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What is a prevalence?

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total umber of cases in a population at a particular time

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What is incidence?

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the number of new cases in a population during a particular time period

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Infectious diseases in general

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e.g. Malaria, HIV/AIDS

often more common in poorer countries

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No-communicable diseases in general

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e.g. Cancer, CHD

more common in wealthier countries

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