Summary WGU D619 Global Health Task 1|
Advocacy Statement from the World Health
Organization: Special Initiative for Mental
Health | Latest Update with complete
solutions.
WHO - ANSWER -(world health organization)- agency of the United Nations, concerned with improving
the health of the world's population and preventing and controlling disease
CDC - ANSWER -based in Atlanta, Georgia, part of the US department of Health and Human Services-
mission is to collaborate to create expertise, info. And tools that people and communities need to
protect their health
GDP - ANSWER -the total market value of all the goods and services produced within a country during a
specified period of time
GNP - ANSWER -measure of the incomes of residents of a country, including income they receive from
abroad but subtracting similar payments made to those abroad
Millenium Health Goals - ANSWER -formed in 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit; countries
that signed pledged to meet by 2015
Health - ANSWER -state of complete physical and mental health and not just the absence of disease
Public Health - ANSWER -science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical
health and mental health through organized community efforts
,Global Health - ANSWER -the application of the principles of public health to health problems that
transcend national boundaries
Developing Countries - ANSWER -such as Haiti, Liberia, Laos, that have relatively low per capita incomes
and are not heavily industrialized
Developed Countries - ANSWER -such as the US, France, Australia, that have relatively high income per
capita and often thought of as industrialized
Low Income Country - ANSWER -$995 or less
Low-Middle Income - ANSWER -$996-3945
Upper-Middle Income - ANSWER -3946-12195
High Income - ANSWER -$12195 or above
Infant Mortality Rate - ANSWER -the number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1000 live births
Life Expectancy at Birth - ANSWER -avg. number of years a newborn could expect to live if current
mortality trends were to continue
Maternal Mortality Ratio - ANSWER -number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth
complications per 100,000 live births
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER -number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1000 live
births
Under 5 Mortality Rate - ANSWER -probability that a newborn will die before reaching age 5 per 1000
live births
, Death Rate - ANSWER -the number of deaths per 1000 population
Disability - ANSWER -temporary or long-term reduction in a person's capacity to function
Incidence Rate - ANSWER -the rate at which new cases of a disease occur in a population
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) - ANSWER -summarizes the expected number of years to be
lived in the equivalent of good health; a composite health indicator that measures the equivalent
number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to live
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - ANSWER --measures amount of health lost as the result of
premature deaths or causes of disability
QALY- Quality Adjusted Life Year - ANSWER -The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is a measure of disease
burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. It is used in assessing the value for
money of a medical intervention.
Health Related Quality of Life - ANSWER -The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its
determinants have evolved since the 1980s to encompass those aspects of overall quality of life that can
be clearly shown to affect health—either physical or mental.3-6
On the individual level, this includes physical and mental health perceptions and their correlates—
including health risks and conditions, functional status, social support, and socioeconomic status. On the
community level, HRQOL includes resources, conditions, policies, and practices that influence a
population's health perceptions and functional status. The construct of HRQOL enables health agencies
to legitimately address broader areas of healthy public policy around a common theme in collaboration
with a wider circle of health partners, including social service agencies, community planners, and
business groups.7
HRQOL questions about perceived physical and mental health and function have become an important
component of health surveillance and are generally considered valid indicators of service needs and
intervention outcomes. Self-assessed health status also proved to be more powerful predictor of
mortality and morbidity than many objective measures of health.9-10 HRQOL measures make it possible
to demonstrate scientifically the impact of health on quality of life, going well beyond the old paradigm
that was limited to what can be seen under a microscope.
Advocacy Statement from the World Health
Organization: Special Initiative for Mental
Health | Latest Update with complete
solutions.
WHO - ANSWER -(world health organization)- agency of the United Nations, concerned with improving
the health of the world's population and preventing and controlling disease
CDC - ANSWER -based in Atlanta, Georgia, part of the US department of Health and Human Services-
mission is to collaborate to create expertise, info. And tools that people and communities need to
protect their health
GDP - ANSWER -the total market value of all the goods and services produced within a country during a
specified period of time
GNP - ANSWER -measure of the incomes of residents of a country, including income they receive from
abroad but subtracting similar payments made to those abroad
Millenium Health Goals - ANSWER -formed in 2000 at the United Nations Millennium Summit; countries
that signed pledged to meet by 2015
Health - ANSWER -state of complete physical and mental health and not just the absence of disease
Public Health - ANSWER -science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical
health and mental health through organized community efforts
,Global Health - ANSWER -the application of the principles of public health to health problems that
transcend national boundaries
Developing Countries - ANSWER -such as Haiti, Liberia, Laos, that have relatively low per capita incomes
and are not heavily industrialized
Developed Countries - ANSWER -such as the US, France, Australia, that have relatively high income per
capita and often thought of as industrialized
Low Income Country - ANSWER -$995 or less
Low-Middle Income - ANSWER -$996-3945
Upper-Middle Income - ANSWER -3946-12195
High Income - ANSWER -$12195 or above
Infant Mortality Rate - ANSWER -the number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1000 live births
Life Expectancy at Birth - ANSWER -avg. number of years a newborn could expect to live if current
mortality trends were to continue
Maternal Mortality Ratio - ANSWER -number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth
complications per 100,000 live births
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER -number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age per 1000 live
births
Under 5 Mortality Rate - ANSWER -probability that a newborn will die before reaching age 5 per 1000
live births
, Death Rate - ANSWER -the number of deaths per 1000 population
Disability - ANSWER -temporary or long-term reduction in a person's capacity to function
Incidence Rate - ANSWER -the rate at which new cases of a disease occur in a population
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) - ANSWER -summarizes the expected number of years to be
lived in the equivalent of good health; a composite health indicator that measures the equivalent
number of years in full health that a newborn can expect to live
Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) - ANSWER --measures amount of health lost as the result of
premature deaths or causes of disability
QALY- Quality Adjusted Life Year - ANSWER -The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is a measure of disease
burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. It is used in assessing the value for
money of a medical intervention.
Health Related Quality of Life - ANSWER -The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its
determinants have evolved since the 1980s to encompass those aspects of overall quality of life that can
be clearly shown to affect health—either physical or mental.3-6
On the individual level, this includes physical and mental health perceptions and their correlates—
including health risks and conditions, functional status, social support, and socioeconomic status. On the
community level, HRQOL includes resources, conditions, policies, and practices that influence a
population's health perceptions and functional status. The construct of HRQOL enables health agencies
to legitimately address broader areas of healthy public policy around a common theme in collaboration
with a wider circle of health partners, including social service agencies, community planners, and
business groups.7
HRQOL questions about perceived physical and mental health and function have become an important
component of health surveillance and are generally considered valid indicators of service needs and
intervention outcomes. Self-assessed health status also proved to be more powerful predictor of
mortality and morbidity than many objective measures of health.9-10 HRQOL measures make it possible
to demonstrate scientifically the impact of health on quality of life, going well beyond the old paradigm
that was limited to what can be seen under a microscope.
