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15 Cards in this Set
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Public Health:
Decision making based on what? |
Data & evidence
(Vital statistics, surveillance and outbreak investigations, lab science) |
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Public Health:
Focus on what? |
Populations rather than individuals
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Public Health:
Goal? |
Social Justice and Equity
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Public Health:
Emphasizes what kind of care? |
Prevention rather than curative care
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What organization shapes the health research agenda, sets norms and standards, and provides leadership to global health matters?
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WHO: World Health Organization
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What organization stands for global leadership?
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United Nations
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What organization is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world?
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Global Health Council
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What organization is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world?
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The World Bank
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Two causes of cancer's burden on society?
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Human Suffering
Cost |
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3 most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide?
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Lung
Breast Colorectal |
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Best way to make a difference in cancer treatment?
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Early detection
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What four countries have the highest incidence of Breast cancer?
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US
Canada Israel France |
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Breast cancer occurs in what age group of Egyptian women?
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30-60 years of age
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Egypt contains the highest prevalence of what disease?
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Hepatitis C
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What group was formed because of the high maternal mortality rate in Mozambique?
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Mozambique Surgical Mid-wives
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