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which statement LEAST reflects a global health concern?
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the achievement of greater health equity in an individual country
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the approach to addressing smallpox was based on
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vaccination
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the neonatal mortality rate is
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the number of children under 28 days of age, who die per 1,000 live births
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an example of primary prevention is
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vaccination
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in the WHO disease groups, which diseases are categorized as group I: communicable?
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tuberculosis, AIDS/HIV, flu
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a DALY measures
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the sum of years lost due to premature death and years lived with disability
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the epidemiological transition refers to a shift in the patterns of disease from _________ to ____________
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communicable diseases; non-communicable diseases
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health disparities best refers to
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differences in health and health care related to social disadvantage
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which statement is false about GDP?
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it reflects income inequality within a country
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ethnocentrism refers to
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viewing a culture through one's own beliefs