L28 Addressing population health determinants and interventions globally Flashcards
1
Q
We measure the burden of disease to provide a comparable measure of health outcomes TF?
A
T
2
Q
Prior to the Global Burden of Disease project, priority-setting was largely based on mortality data TF?
A
T
3
Q
DALYs are measured using Years Lived with Disability and years of life lost to mortality (YLL) TF?
A
T
4
Q
DALYs are not a good measure to assess changes of the disease burden over time TF?
A
F
5
Q
A higher burden of deaths at a younger age in low income countries contribute a lot of YLLs to the global DALY burden TF?
A
T
6
Q
What is the purpose of population health?
A
Provide maximum benefit to the largest number of people
7
Q
Why was the global burden of disease project formed?
A
- data on the burden of disease (and injury) from many countries were incomplete
- available data mostly focus on deaths (little info on non-fatal outcomes -> disability)
- uniform method of measuring burden of disease
8
Q
What were the aims of the global burden of disease project?
A
- Use a systematic approach to summarise the burden of disease and injury at the population-level based on epidemiological principles
