Session 1

Question 1

What is population health affected by?

Answer 1

Demographic shape e.g. age-sex proportions
Economic composition e.g. wealth distribution
Behavioural and lifestyle factors e.g. diet and exercise

Question 2

What does burden of disease, disability and ageing depend on?

Answer 2

population size, population shape and age-sex specific rates

Question 3

What are the global determinants of health?

Answer 3

Global warming
socio-demographic factors e.g. dimorphic transition, economic transition and behavioural and lifestyle
Population factors e.g. population size and shape and age-sex specific rates