health Flashcards
what is health
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
what is morbidity
illness and the reporting of disease
what is mortality
the death of people
what is attack rate
the number of cases of a disease diagnosed to an area
what is infant mortality
the number of deaths of children under 1 years old
what is case mortality
the number of people dying from a disease
what is crude death rate
the number of deaths per 1000 people in 1 year
what is non-communicable disease
a medical disease that isn’t infectious among people
what is communicable disease
infectious disease that can be passed on
what about ebola
- 1st case was in West Africa
- Guinea reported a case in 2014
- spread to Liberia
- UK had patients who contracted it
- WHO was critised for a slow response
- schools in West Africa closed for 6 months
what socio economic factors affect regional health
- unemployed/ unskilled have a negative view on health, smoke more
- low economic status= more smoking
what environmental factors affect regional health
-seasonality morbidity has declined in the UK, due to central heating
what factors affect mortality in HIC’s
- wealth - healthy food like oily fish is expensive
- age- the older, the more plans for health needs
- gender- women are more likely to make ‘healthy decisions’
- environment- UK are prone to pnemonia
what factors affect mortality in LIC’s
- poverty- lack of food
- prejudice- women were the main food prepares with limited access to education
- environment- drought
