Environmental Health and Wellbeing (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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WHO definition of health
WHO definition of health
Complete physical, mental & social well-being, not just no disease
Morbidity
Morbidity
Being ill/unhealthy with disease or disease symptoms
Non-communicable disease
Non-communicable disease
Disease that cannot be passed person to person (e.g. heart disease)
DALYs (Disability-adjusted life years)
DALYs (Disability-adjusted life years)
Years of healthy life lost due to poor health or disability
Epidemiological transition
Epidemiological transition
How disease & mortality patterns transform over time
3 categories of environmental factors affecting health
3 categories of environmental factors affecting health
Physical, economic, social
Physical environment factors
Physical environment factors
Air quality, water quality, sanitation systems, housing conditions
2019 deaths per 1000 by income: low vs high-income countries
2019 deaths per 1000 by income: low vs high-income countries
97 low-income, 191 high-income (540 from low+lower-middle combined)
Epidemiological transition Stage 1 characteristics
Epidemiological transition Stage 1 characteristics
High infant/child mortality, infectious diseases dominate
Epidemiological transition Stage 3 characteristics
Epidemiological transition Stage 3 characteristics
Chronic degenerative & lifestyle diseases become more prevalent