Across
- 3. Any attribute, characteristic, or exposure that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or adverse health outcome.
- 9. An approach that focuses on health outcomes of groups of individuals, including the distribution of those outcomes within the population.
- 10. Preventable differences in health outcomes observed among populations, often linked to social, economic, or environmental disadvantage.
Down
- 1. The social, economic, environmental, behavioral, and biological factors that influence health outcomes and health disparities.
- 2. Strategies aimed at preventing disease onset, early detection and treatment, and reducing complications and disability.
- 4. The science and practice of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts of society, policies, and systems.
- 5. The number of new cases of a disease or condition occurring in a population during a specified time period.
- 6. The systematic, ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data essential for planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.
- 7. The total number of existing cases (new and pre-existing) of a disease in a population at a given point or period in time.
- 8. The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.