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Chemistry 120 Exam 1
What is the WHO definition of health? ......ANSWER......"A state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity" (1947)
How does the Ottawa Charter define 'health promotion'?
......ANSWER......"health considered less as an abstract state, more as
means to an end which can be expressed in functional terms as a
resource which permits people to lead an individually, socially, and
economically productive life" (1986)
Historically what was killing us? ......ANSWER......Infectious diseases
(now more controlled)
Now what is killing us? ......ANSWER......Chronic diseases
What is the U.S. ranked in crude death rate? ......ANSWER......89th (out
of 225 countries)
What is the U.S. ranked in life expectancy? ......ANSWER......50th (out of
223 countries)
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Do men or women have a higher life expectancy?
......ANSWER......Women
Morbidity ......ANSWER......Incidence of a specific notifiable disease
Mortality ......ANSWER......Death rate
What really kills us? ......ANSWER......- Tobacco
- Poor diet
- Physical inactivity
- Alcohol
Contributors to mortality ......ANSWER......- Most causes of death are
behavior related
- Social / environment factors may play a role
- SES
- Health care
- Air / water quality
Hypokinetic disease ......ANSWER......Disease associated with a lack of
exercise
- Hypo = low or less
- Kinetic = movement
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Leading causes of death in 1900 ......ANSWER......- Pneumonia (11.8%)
- Tuberculosis (11.3%)
- Diarrhea and enteritis (8.3%)
- Heart disease (6.2%)
- Liver disease (5.2%)
- Injuries (4.2%)
- Cancer (3.7%)
- Senility (2.9%)
- Diptheria (2.3%)
Leading causes of death (2007) ......ANSWER......1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. Accidents
6. Alzheimer's disease
7. Diabetes mellitus
8. Flu and pneumonia
9. Kidney disease
10. Septicemia
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Chemistry 120 Exam 1
What is the WHO definition of health? ......ANSWER......"A state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity" (1947)
How does the Ottawa Charter define 'health promotion'?
......ANSWER......"health considered less as an abstract state, more as
means to an end which can be expressed in functional terms as a
resource which permits people to lead an individually, socially, and
economically productive life" (1986)
Historically what was killing us? ......ANSWER......Infectious diseases
(now more controlled)
Now what is killing us? ......ANSWER......Chronic diseases
What is the U.S. ranked in crude death rate? ......ANSWER......89th (out
of 225 countries)
What is the U.S. ranked in life expectancy? ......ANSWER......50th (out of
223 countries)
pg. 1
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Do men or women have a higher life expectancy?
......ANSWER......Women
Morbidity ......ANSWER......Incidence of a specific notifiable disease
Mortality ......ANSWER......Death rate
What really kills us? ......ANSWER......- Tobacco
- Poor diet
- Physical inactivity
- Alcohol
Contributors to mortality ......ANSWER......- Most causes of death are
behavior related
- Social / environment factors may play a role
- SES
- Health care
- Air / water quality
Hypokinetic disease ......ANSWER......Disease associated with a lack of
exercise
- Hypo = low or less
- Kinetic = movement
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Leading causes of death in 1900 ......ANSWER......- Pneumonia (11.8%)
- Tuberculosis (11.3%)
- Diarrhea and enteritis (8.3%)
- Heart disease (6.2%)
- Liver disease (5.2%)
- Injuries (4.2%)
- Cancer (3.7%)
- Senility (2.9%)
- Diptheria (2.3%)
Leading causes of death (2007) ......ANSWER......1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Stroke
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. Accidents
6. Alzheimer's disease
7. Diabetes mellitus
8. Flu and pneumonia
9. Kidney disease
10. Septicemia
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