S&C ch12

According to the World Health Organization, (a)   is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

(a)   is any activity intended to improve health.

(a)   is an institutionalized system for the scientific diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of illness.

Fill in the blank: (a)   refers to an estimate of the average lifetime of people born in a specific year.

Fill in the blank: (a)   is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Countries like Japan, Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore, and South Korea have some of the lowest infant mortality and highest life expectancy rates in the world because they have:

• Strong healthcare systems and high standards of living

• Large populations and vast natural resources

• Low levels of education and limited access to technology

• High rates of infectious diseases and poor nutrition

Fill in the blank: (a)   is the study of the causes and distribution of health, disease and impairment throughout a population.

Illnesses that are long term or lifelong and that develop gradually or are present from birth

(a)  

Fill in the blank: (a)   are illnesses that strike suddenly and cause dramatic incapacitation and sometimes death.

According to the information provided, who generally lives longer?

• Men

• Women

• Both live the same

• None of the above