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what is health?**
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a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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what is public health focused on?***
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- decision making based on data and evidence
- focus on populations rather than individuals
- goal of social justice and equity
- emphasis on prevention
- focus on populations rather than individuals
- goal of social justice and equity
- emphasis on prevention
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what is international health?
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application of principles of public health to problems and challenges that affect low and middle income countries
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what does global health refer to?
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Global refers to any issue that concerns many countries (but not necessarily everywhere) or is affected by transnational determinants
- scope of a problem
- scope of a problem
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what are the key concepts of global health?
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- determinants of health
- measurements of health status
- culture and health
- global burden of disease
- risk factors for disease
- demographic and epidemiology
- health systems
- measurements of health status
- culture and health
- global burden of disease
- risk factors for disease
- demographic and epidemiology
- health systems
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what is the language for describing countries ?
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- low income
- middle income (lower and upper)
- high income
- middle income (lower and upper)
- high income
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why don't we use "second vs third" world countries?
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puts first world countries on a pedestal