Public Health Terminology

4. health interventions aimed at disease prevention and health promotion that affect entire population
8. rate number of deaths scaled to the size of a population, usually in unity of 1000 per year
11. regular collection of data on relevant components of health and its determinants aimed at informing public health policy
12. technology to differentiate those who have a disease
15. any insect rodent or animal capable of harboring and spreading disease
16. of potential life lost measure of premature death that occurs before 75
17. the rate of new cases or events one a specified time period for the at-risk population; commonly newly identified cases
18. a factor like a microorganism r a chemical that causes disease
20. a point of reference or a standard which measurements or data can be compared
22. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease

1. an act that interferes with a condition to modify it
2. statistics data derived from collected reports like live births deaths etc
3. a widespread occurrence of a disease in the world
5. a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease
6. characteristics to measure by group like age or gender
7. a human or animal which are exposed to and harbor disease
9. rate the rate that a disease or illness occurs in a population
10. assessment process of evaluating adverse effects by substance, activity, lifestyle
12. an ongoing, systematic collection analysis and interpretation of data
13. mortality death of infants in a calendar year as expressed by 1000 live births
14. refers to the proportion of a particular population found to be affected a medical condition, disease or a risk factor
19. a disease outbreak that is consistently present in a particular region
21. the study and analysis of the distribution and patterns of health and disease conditions in a population