Risk Factor - answera condition that may adversely affect an individual's health
Absolute Risk - answerthe incidence of disease in a population
relative risk - answerThe ratio of the disease in exposed individuals to the risk of
disease in nonexposed individuals
Odds Ratio - answerThe ratio off the odds of development of disease in non-exposed
person
Attribute Risk - answerHow much of the risk (incidence) of the disease we hope to
prevent if able to eliminate exposure to the agent in question
Incidence Rate - answerThe number of new cases of a disease that occurs during a
specified period of time in a population at risk for developing the disease
Prevalence Rate - answerThe number of affected persons present in the population at a
specific time divided by the number of persons in the population at the same time.
Social Justice theory - answerThe view that government, business, and professional
ethics should serve the goal of equal opportunity
Vital Statistics - answerofficial records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths
Morbidity - answerincidence of a specific notifiable disease
Mortality - answerdeath rate
population health - answerthe health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the
distribution of such outcomes within the group
epidemiology - answerthe study of the distribution of mental or physical disorders in a
population
outcomes - answer
Determinants of Health - answerthe range of personal, social, economic, and
environmental factors that influence health status
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