SDGs, National Preventative Health Strategy and Sustainability

Question 1

what is equity?

Answer 1

Equity refers to the concept of fairness, justice, and impartiality. It involves ensuring that all individuals have equal opportunities, resources, and rights, regardless of their background, characteristics, or circumstances.

Question 2

what is equality

Answer 2

Equality refers to the state of being equal or having the same rights, opportunities, and status. It implies that all individuals are treated fairly and without discrimination, regardless of their differences in characteristics, background, or circumstances

Question 3

what are the 8 MDG goals

Answer 3

1.Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
2.Achieve universal primary education.
3.Promote gender equality and empower women.
4.Reduce child mortality.
5.Improve maternal health.
6.Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
7.Ensure environmental sustainability.
8.Global partnership for development.

Question 4

what is another name for “the sustainable development goals”

Answer 4

“millennium development goals”

Question 5

what do we mean by the burden of disease?

Answer 5

Burden of disease analysis measures the combined impact of morbidity (non-fatal burden) and mortality (fatal burden) to assess and compare the health loss from different diseases and injuries in a population. Risk factors such as tobacco use, risky alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, insufficient physical activity, and poor eating patterns can have a detrimental effect on health. Burden of disease analysis also estimates the contribution of various risk factors to disease burden.

Question 6

the aim of the national health preventative strategy

Answer 6

to provide more balance to the health system by enhancing the focus on prevention and by building systems-based change over a 10-year period

Question 7

what is sustainability and why is it important?

Answer 7

Sustainability is our society’s ability to exist and develop without depleting all of the natural resources needed to live in the future. Sustainable development supports this long-term goal with the implementation of systems, frameworks, and support from global, national, and local entities.