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global health
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health issues and concerns that transcend national boundaries and may best be addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.
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health
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state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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what does global health encompass?
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the behavioral and environmental risk factors of a community, which are influenced by politics, economics, and culture
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determinants of health
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factors that affect outcomes of health status, such as physical environment, social environment, health behaviors, and individual health, as well as broader factors such s access to health services and overall health policies and interventions
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Epidemiologic transition
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high and fluctuating mortality, due to poor health, epidemics, and famine
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demographic transitions
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high fertility and high mortality, resulting in slow population growth. improvement in hygiene and nutrition leading to a decreased burden of infectious disease. decline in mortality and later decline in fertility. increase in relative proportion of elderly population.
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risks factors
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personal habits and behaviors, environmental conditions, or inborn or inherited characteristics that are known to affect a health-related condition
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global bürden of disease
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risks to health and health outcomes in different demographic populations and social settings
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the burden of disease is growing disproportionately in the world and largely affected by?
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climate, public policy, age of the population, socioeconomic conditions, and risk factors
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what risk factors affect the disease burden?
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childhood and maternal malnutrition. other nutrition related risk factors and inactivity. addictive substances. sexual and reproductive health. environmental risks.
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other factors that affect global health (3)
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political, economic, sociodemographic
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the millennium development goals
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eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. achieve universal primary education. promote gender equality and empower women. reduce child mortality. improve maternal health. HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. ensure environmental sustainability. develop a global partnership for development
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health worker migration increases the burden to care for a society and results in the need to shift tasks primarily to who?
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nurses and community health workers
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effective management of health workforce shortages
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increased investment in education and training. national health workforce plans. more efficient use of existing human resources. protection and fairer treatment of health workers. Access to HIV prevention and treatment for health workers in affected countries
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effective management of health workforce shortages continued
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attracting women to professions and addressing retirement. comprehensive preparedness for a workforce response to outbreaks and emergencies in every country. career incentives to attract health workers to rural and disadvantaged areas. health promotion/prevention to reduce demand for health services