Global Patterns of Health Flashcards
1
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Definition of health
A
physical, mental and social well-being, and the absence of disease.
2
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Nature of health
A
difficult to measure, makes pretty difficult to compare two places.
There are things you can measure that indicate health (indicators)
3
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What is morbidity?
A
illness
4
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Morbidity indicators
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prevalence
incidence
5
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What is a prevalence?
A
total umber of cases in a population at a particular time
6
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What is incidence?
A
the number of new cases in a population during a particular time period
7
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Infectious diseases in general
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e.g. Malaria, HIV/AIDS
often more common in poorer countries
8
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No-communicable diseases in general
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e.g. Cancer, CHD
more common in wealthier countries