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GCH 205 EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-6) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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GCH 205 EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-6)QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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WHO ggdefinition ggof gghealth. gg- ggAnswer"Health ggis gga ggstate ggof ggcomplete
ggphysical, ggmental, ggand ggsocial ggwell-being ggand ggnot ggmerely ggthe ggabsence ggof
ggdisease ggor gginfirmity" ggWorld ggHealth ggOrganization gg(WHO) gg1948
Public ggHealth gg- ggAnswerThe ggscience ggand ggart ggof ggpreventing ggdisease,
ggprolonging gglife, ggand ggpromoting ggphysical gghealth ggand ggmental gghealth ggand
ggefficiency ggthrough ggorganized ggcommunity ggefforts ggtoward gga ggsanitary
ggenvironment.
Public ggHealth ggInterventions gg- ggAnswerThe ggcontrol ggof ggcommunity gginfections;
ggthe ggeducation ggof ggthe ggindividual ggin ggprinciples ggof ggpersonal gghygiene; ggthe
ggorganization ggof ggmedical ggand ggnursing ggservice ggfor ggthe ggearly ggdiagnosis ggand
ggtreatment ggof ggdisease; ggand ggthe ggdevelopment ggof ggthe ggsocial ggmachinery ggto
ggensure ggto ggevery ggindividual ggin ggthe ggcommunity gga ggstandard ggof ggliving
ggadequate ggfor ggthe ggmaintenance ggof gghealth.
Global ggHealth gg- ggAnswerHealth ggproblems, ggissues ggand ggconcerns ggthat
ggtranscend ggnational ggboundaries ggand ggmay ggbest ggbe ggaddressed ggby
ggcooperative ggactions.
Why ggis ggGlobal ggHealth ggimportant? gg- ggAnswerDiseases ggare ggnot gglimited ggby
ggnational ggboundaries
Understand ggthe ggprogress ggthat gghas ggalready ggbeen ggmade
Understand ggthe ggchallenges ggthat ggstill ggremain
Significant gghealth ggdisparities ggamong gggroups
Link ggbetween gghealth ggand ggdevelopment
Millennium ggDevelopment ggGoals gg(MDG's) gg- ggAnswerExplicit ggstatement ggof gggoals
ggfor ggdevelopment ggefforts, ggset ggin gg2015.
MDG ggGoal gg1 gg- ggAnswerEradicate ggextreme gghunger ggand ggpoverty
MDG ggGoal gg2 gg- ggAnswerAchieve gguniversal ggprimary ggeducation
MDG ggGoal gg3 gg- ggAnswerPromote gggender ggequality ggand ggempower ggwomen
, MDG ggGoal gg4 gg- ggAnswerReduce ggchild ggmortality
MDG ggGoal gg5 gg- ggAnswerImprove ggmaternal gghealth
MDG ggGoal gg6 gg- ggAnswerCombat ggHIV/AIDS, ggmalaria, ggand ggother ggdiseases
MDG ggGoal gg7 gg- ggAnswerEnsure ggenvironmental ggsustainability
MDG ggGoal gg8 gg- ggAnswerDevelop gga ggglobal ggpartnership ggfor ggdevelopment
Morbidity gg- ggAnswerSickness ggor ggany ggdeparture, ggsubjective ggor ggobjective, ggfrom
gga ggpsychological ggor ggphysiological ggstate ggof ggwell-being.
Mortality gg- ggAnswerDeath
Disability gg- ggAnswerTemporary ggor gglong-term ggreduction ggin gga ggperson's ggcapacity
ggto ggfunction.
Injury gg- ggAnswerInclude ggroad ggtraffic gginjuries, ggfalls, ggself-inflicted gginjuries, ggand
ggviolence, ggamong ggother ggthings.
Communicable ggDisease gg- ggAnswerIllnesses ggcaused ggby gga ggparticular gginfectious
ggagent ggthat ggspread ggdirectly ggor ggindirectly ggfrom ggpeople ggto ggpeople, gganimals
ggto ggpeople, ggor ggpeople ggto gganimals.
Non-communicable ggDisease gg- ggAnswerIllnesses ggnot ggspread ggby ggan gginfectious
ggagent.
Life ggExpectancy gg- ggAnswerThe ggaverage ggnumber ggof ggyears gga ggnewborn ggbaby
ggcould ggexpect ggto gglive ggif ggcurrent ggmortality ggtrends ggwere ggto ggcontinue ggfor
ggthe ggrest ggof ggthe ggnewborn's gglife. ggHigh ggincome ggregion gg= gg79 ggyears, ggSub-
Saharan ggAfrica gg= gg57 ggyears
Risk ggFactor gg- ggAnswerAn ggaspect ggor ggpersonal ggbehavior ggor gglife-style, ggan
ggenvironmental ggexposure, ggor ggan gginborn ggor gginherited ggcharacteristic, ggthat, ggon
ggthe ggbasis ggof ggepidemiological ggevidence, ggis ggknown ggto ggbe ggassociated ggwith
gghealth-related ggconditions ggconsidered ggimportant ggto ggprevent.
Child ggMortality ggRate gg- ggAnswer(under gg5 ggmortality ggrate) ggThe ggprobability ggthat
gga ggnewborn ggbaby ggwill ggdie ggbefore ggreaching ggage gg5, ggexpressed ggas gga
ggnumber ggper gg1,000 gglive ggbirths. ggHighest ggregion gg= ggSub-Saharan ggAfrica
Infant ggMortality ggRate gg- ggAnswerThe ggnumber ggof ggdeaths ggof gginfants ggunder
ggage gg1 ggper gg1,000 gglive ggbirths ggin gga gggiven ggyear. ggHighest ggregion gg= ggSub-
Saharan ggAfrica
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