Global Social And Economic Health

Question 1

Describe the terminology

Answer 1

Life expectancy at birth - the average number of years a newborn baby can be expected to live if current mortality trends continue.

Infant mortality - the number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000 births

Under 5 mortality - the number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 births.

Question 2

DESCRIBE GDP and Literacy rates

Answer 2

GDP - gross domestic product is the final value of goods and services produced by a country in a year, growth rate can give a indicator of the economic performance of a country.

Literacy rates - total number of literate persons in a given age group

Question 3

Economic factors

Answer 3

Nutrition
Sanitation
Housing
Transport
Healthcare spending

Question 4

What can governments do to help

Answer 4

Social policy
Economics - tax, subsidies

Question 5

What are subsidies

Answer 5

Discounts given to people on some stuff can be tax reduction

Question 6

Describe Self efficacy model

Answer 6

Enactive self mastery
Role modelling
Verbal social persuasion
Physiological cues