Global Public Health and Development Quiz 1

a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity

Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, an promoting physical health and mental health and efficiency through community efforts

-places a priority on improving health and acheiving equity in health for all people worldwide
-emphasizes transnational health issues determinants and solutions
-several disciplines and promotes collaboration

-IPH focuses on application of principles of public health to health challenges that affect LMIC
-global health places greater emphasis on health issues that concern countries that are affected by transnational determinanats

-determinants of health
-key risk factors for different health conditions
-global burden of disease
-measurement of health status
importance of culture to health
-demographic and epidemiologic transitions
-organization and function of health systems
-links among health, education, poverty and equity

-environmental health
-nutrition
-women's health and reproductive health
-child and adolescent health
-communicable diseases and non communicable diseases
-injuries

anything that a person experiences that causes dis-ease
-can be due to any cause including injuries or psychiatric conditions

range of personal, social, economic, environmental factors which determine the health status of individuals or populations

conditions in which people are born grow live work and age
- shaped by distribution of power, money, and resources at global, national, and local levels
- responsible for health inequities

factors that influence health which stem from profit motive
- strategies and approaches used by the private sector to promote produces/choices that are detrimental to health

strategic linkages between health and law that can strengthen the overall global health agenda
- can translate vision into action regarding development, governance of health institutions, implement fair health interventions

determinants of health dependent on the action of local national and international legislation
ex. control of tobacco and alc use

processes and natural resources that are essential for the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities
ex. access to green space

factors that promote resilience, foster a sense of identity and support good mental and physical health/wellbeing for individuals families and communities

Number of new cases of a disease that occur during a specified period of time in a population at risk for developing the disease
-measure of events identified in a person who develops the disease and did not have the disease previously

number of affected persons present in the population at a specific time divided by the number of persons in the population at that time
-number of cases/number of population

death before expected age of death had the disease not occurred

statement of the extent of disability that a person suffers as a consequence of the disease over time and can be measured by a number of indicators
-sickness of any departure, subjective, or objective from a psychological and physiological state of well-being

refers to death
-counting can pinpoint differences in the risk of dying from a disease between people in different areas and subgroups of populations
- can measure disease severity

the foundation for the identification of health trends and statistics globally and the international standard for reporting diseases and health conditions

combine mortality and morbidity to help comparisons both within and across populations

views health and illness at an individual level an in biological terms
- body conceptualized as a machine
- largely curative
- appeal stems from dramatic technological advances in medical treatment

views health and illness primarily as a consequence of individual or household beliefs
- focuses on regulation or modification of personal conduct and attitudes
-deems individual responsible, changing harmful behaviors
- popular in mainstream policies and initiatives

integrates political, social, cultural, historic and economic contexts in which ill health arises
- context and life experience are essential at producing good or ill health at individual and collective levels
- considers role of policies, and social structures that are determined by political and economic forces

- distribution of wealth and power
- larger political order
- historical experiences of colonialism and militarism
- class, racial, ethnic, and gender social structures
- global trade and financial regimes

political, corporate and other forces that shape health and disease are not in the interest of major power players within and across societies
- challenges dominant political and economic forces

- sources of funding
- influence over local, regional and global agendas
- relationship with other actors
- accountability and breadth of membership
- aims, approaches, motivations, and values
- functions and activities
- impact on health and well-being and the broader context
- technical and management capacity, political legitimacy, paid or voluntary staff and historical trajectory

aimed at aid, technical cooperation, and the setting of international norms and standards
- funded through members state dues and voluntary contributions
- sponsors large international gatherings directing or indirectly relating to health
- has no power to implement or enforce resolutions

- UN Development Programme (UNDP)
- UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- UN Environmental Program (UNEF)
- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
- UN Human Settlement Programme (UN - HABITAT)
- UNAIDS

- Flagship Global health org
- Founded as an independent technical agency within the UN
- work divided into central technical services and technical assistance to governments