HLTH 2103 UNCC Final Exam

An example of the most recent geographic spread of a communicable disease includes: - Answer- Coronavirus The Sustainable Development Goals: - Answer- Include a range of goals and targets that relate to health The only human disease ever eradicated was: - Answer- Smallpox Life expectancy at birth: - Answer- How long people born today are expected to live, given continuation of existing mortality trends The neonatal mortality rate is: - Answer- The number of children under 28 days of age, who die for every 1,000 live births Disability refers to: - Answer- Temporary or long-term reduction in a person's ability to function The best definition of a noncommunicable disease is: - Answer- A disease that is not caused by an infectious agent A DALY measures: - Answer- The sum of years lost due to premature death and years lived with disability, calculated on a weighted basis The number of deaths of children under one year of age for every 1,000 live births is: - Answer- Infant mortality rate Which animal does Hans Rosling mention to compare global health statistics? - Answer- Chimpanzee World Health Organization defines health as: - Answer- A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity The maternal mortality is: - Answer- The number of women who die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth complications per 100,000 live births in a given year Health Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) is a: - Answer- Measure of life expectancy Demographic transition include: - Answer- Shift from pattern of high-fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality