Crossword Puzzle: The Life Line of Population and Health

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Across
  1. 4. Hazards Risks like pollution and toxic waste affecting health.
  2. 7. Transition Shift from infectious to chronic diseases as countries develop.
  3. 13. Health Use of technology like apps and telemedicine for healthcare.
  4. 15. Change Long-term shifts in weather patterns affecting health risks.
  5. 17. When population exceeds resource capacity, causing strain.
  6. 18. Mortality Rate Babies dying before age one per 1,000 live births.
  7. 19. Movement of people to cities, often leading to overcrowding.
  8. 21. Shortage Lack of sufficient health workers to meet population needs.
  9. 23. Infrastructure Buildings and services needed for healthcare delivery.
  10. 24. Level of illness or disease in a population.
  11. 25. Fairness in healthcare access and distribution of resources.
Down
  1. 1. Healthcare Actions like vaccinations that avoid illness before it starts.
  2. 2. Health Health of mothers and related family planning services.
  3. 3. Projection Estimating future population based on current trends.
  4. 5. Systems for clean water and waste disposal to prevent disease.
  5. 6. Number of deaths in a population during a period.
  6. 8. Ratio Number of people too young or old to work compared to workers.
  7. 9. Expectancy Average years a person is expected to live.
  8. 10. Density Number of people living per unit of land.
  9. 11. Access Ability to obtain needed medical services and support.
  10. 12. Movement of people from one place to another, impacting services.
  11. 14. Population Increasing number of older adults needing health services.
  12. 16. Growth Increase in the number of people living in an area.
  13. 20. Inequality Differences in health outcomes tied to social and economic gaps.
  14. 22. Rate Average children born per woman over her lifetime.