Lecture 15: key issues in global health Flashcards
1
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What is health?
A
a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
2
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Determinants of health?
A
- Individual: genetics, sex, age
- Physical environment: water, sanitation, air pollution
- Health behaviours and coping skills
- Social environment: socio-economic status, education, social capital, culture, gender norms
- Access to health services
- Employment and working conditions
- Healthy child development
3
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What are the 3 fundamental objectives of health systems?
A
Improving the health of the population they serve
responding to peoples expectations
Providing financial protection against the costs of ill-health
4
Q
what are the 5 primary methods of funding healthcare?
A
direct or out of pocket payments
general taxation
social health insurance
Voluntary or private health insurance
donations or community health insurance
5
Q
What were the millennium development goals by 2015?
A
- End poverty and hunger
- Universal education
- Gender equality
- Child health
- Maternal health
- Combat HIV/AIDS
- Environmental sustainability
- Global partnership
