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NR503 Epidemiology FinalCommon risk factors - answer unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use
Childhood risk - answer conditions before birth and early in childhood influence health in
adult life.
Risk accumulation - answer Ageing is an important marker of the accumulation of
modifiable risks for chronic disease
Underlying determinants - answer a reflection of the major forces driving social,
economic, and cultural change. I.e. globalization, urbanization, population ageing, and
general policy environment
Poverty - answer interconnected with chronic disease in a vicious circle increasing
exposure to risks and decreased access to health services
Primary prevention - answer aims to prevent disease. I.e. banning hazardous products,
educating on healthy/safe habits, immunizations
Secondary prevention - answer reduce impact of disease or injury that has already
occurred. I.e. screening tests, low-dose ASA, suitably modified work
Tertiary prevention - answer aims to soften impact of ongoing illness. I.e. cardiac or
stroke rehab, support groups, vocational rehab
Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) - answer materials to improve cultural
competency among health providers to provide healthcare interventions and other
cultural variants
Marginalization - answerMajor cause of vulnerability referring to exposure to a range of
possible harms
Variables at risk for marginalization - answerhigh risk health literacy, cultural barriers,
low english proficiency
Cultural competence - answera dynamic, fluid, continuous process whereby an
individual, system or health care agency find meaningful and useful care delivery
strategies based on knowledge of the cultural heritage, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior
of those whom they render care
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