Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. collected data on births and deaths, causes of death
  2. 8. preventionseeks to minimize disability by providing medical care and rehabilitation services
  3. 10. Preventionprevents an illness or injury from occuring at all, by preventing exposure to risk factors
  4. 11. expectancyHow long someone is expected to live
  5. 12. constitutes the diagnostic function,in which a public health agency collects, assembles and analyzes.
  6. 14. developementa docters developement of a treatment plan for a sick patient
  7. 15. Actions taken to improve or intervene
Down
  1. 1. the intentional use of micro-organisms to bring about ill effects or death to humans, livestock, or crops
  2. 2. involved in promoting public health,people most often look to the government
  3. 3. Preventionseeks to minimize the severity of the illness or the damage due to an injury
  4. 4. healthtwo different but related concepts the science of improving and protecting the health of communities and individuals
  5. 5. Docters actual treatment of the patient
  6. 7. diseasesillness caused by micro-organisms such as bacteria or fungus
  7. 9. the basic science of public health study of epidemics
  8. 13. Sciencesstudy of human and animal health, and how to apply that knowledge to improve health and treat disease