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Public Health
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the science and art of preventing disease
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Demographic Transition
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impact of falling childhood mortality rates and extended life spans on the size and distribution of the population
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Epidemiological Transition
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as social and economic development occurs, different types of diseases become prominent
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Nutritional Transition
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countries frequently move from poorly balanced diets deficient in nutrients, proteins and calories to a diet of highly processed foods including fats, sugars and salts
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BIG GEMS
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determinants of disease:
Behavior
Infection
Genetics
Geography
Environment
Medical care
Socioeconomic-cultural
Behavior
Infection
Genetics
Geography
Environment
Medical care
Socioeconomic-cultural
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Vulnerable Populations
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those at higher than average risk of disease and/or bad outcomes of disease, either directly or through the healthcare system
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Population Health Approach
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big picture perspective that takes into account the full range of factors that affect health and considers their interactions
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Social Justice
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idea that disease emerges from social conditions of inequality
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Interventions
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the full range of strategies designed to protect health and prevent disease, disability, and death
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High-Risk Approach
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focuses on those with the highest probability of developing disease and aims to bring their risk close to the levels experienced by the rest of the population
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Risk Factors
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actions or behaviors that represent a potential health threat
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Contributory Causes
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immediate causes of disease
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Determinants
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underlying factors, or "causes of causes"
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Built Environment
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the physical environment constructed by human beings
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