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Public Health
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an ever changing dynamic process of achieving individual potential in the physical, social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and environmental dimensions.
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Acute Disease
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an acute disease appears suddenly and lasts for a short amount of time
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Chronic Disease
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a disease that begins slowly, progresses and persists for a long time, and can be treated but not cured by medications.
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Mortality
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the proportion of deaths to the population
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Morbidity
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rates of disease in a population
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Incidence
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number of new cases of disease or illness
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Prevalence
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total number of cases of a disease of illness
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Endemic
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usually present in a population or region, slow spread, or periods where it does not affect people at all
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Outbreak
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greater that the anticipated increase in the number of endemic cases
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Epidemic
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a disease that spreads quickly in a particular region
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Pandemic
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a disease that spreads quickly across a large geographic area like a continent or the world
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Life expectancy
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expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as at birth
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Population Health
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Refers to the health status and health outcomes within a group of people rather than considering the health one one person at a time
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Epidemiology
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considering with the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability, and morality in populations.
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Infectious Diseases
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Caused by transmission of agents
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Agents
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viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungus, parasitic worms
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Social Determinants of Health
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conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health and quality-of-life-risks and outcomes.
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Health disparities
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access limits that people have to health care services
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Health Equity
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the opportunity for everyone to achieve their full health potential. No one is at a disadvantage because of social position
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Economic stability
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employment, food security, housing stability, poverty
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Education
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Early childhood education, high school graduation, enrollment in higher education, language and literacy
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Social and Community Context
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discrimination, incarceration, social cohesion