week 1 Flashcards
behavioural risk factor
behaviour that can be adopted, stopped, or changed in order to reduce the risk of disease
ex. stopping smoking, eating healthy, meditation to reduce stress
burden of disease
adverse impact of a particular health condition or group of conditions in a population ex. in Canada, indigenous people and immigrants have a higher risk of disease
community development
process through which community members identify their own development priorities and take action to achieve them
-it’s up to the community to come up w the solution
distributive justice
be ethical people that needed resources in a population should be fairly allocated
-fair does not mean equal; it means everyone gets what they need
endemic
adverse health condition that is always present in a particular population
epidemic
epidemiological event characterized by a disease occurring more often than usual causing more than a few sporadic occurrences of disease
food security
security that exists when members of the household or community reliably have access to enough food to be healthy, active, and productive
one health
a concept that emphasizes the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and ecological health
primary healthcare
system of community-based health employees community health workers and focuses more on prevention than cures
public health
promotion of health and prevention of illnesses, injuries and premature death at the population level
pandemic
worldwide epidemic
morbidity
presence of illnesses or disease
NGO (non-governmental organization)
a non profit organization that is private they managed and receives at least some of its funding from private sources
social determinants of health
personal factors in community conditions that enable or hinder access to health
social justice
the principle that moving toward greater equality is valuable for human flourishing
