Lecture 9 - Global Health Flashcards
What is health?
health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is colonial medicine?
medicine treating military officials
What is tropical medicine?
medicine related to diseases that occur primarily in tropical and subtropical areas
What is global health?
robust human health on a global and local level through the improvement of the health of the people, animals, and environment and alleviating the conditions that lead to poor health
List five functions of global health.
Potential answers:
supplies, communication, contain/maintain the spread of disease, respond, intervene, monitor/evaluate, educate, empowering, treating, create law/regulations, protection and research
Name five aspects of global health.
Options:
health, transnational health issues, security and diplomacy, resolving inequities and inequalities, development, financing, environmental impact and consequences on health, realities of globalization (movement of people and goods) global movement of infectious diseases, noninfectious health risks, and blend of public health, medicine, international health, and one health
Why is global health important?
no country can protect its citizens alone and we share air, lands, climate, people, plants, and animals
Why do we care about global health?
security and diplomacy, globalization, human rights, development, and public good
List 5 professions that work in global health?
Professions:
Veterinarians, physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, water specialists, researchers, agencies, computer scientists, and anthropologists
What are developed countries also known as?
global north
What are developing countries also known as?
global south
What does DALY stand for?
disability-adjusted life year
What does DALY measure?
The gap between current and ideal health.
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