The age group that is most likely to be covered by some form of health insurance is what?
65 and older
The immigration to the U.S. and other industrialized nations of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed in their home countries
brain drain
Latino folk medicine, a form of holistic health care and healing
curanderismo
The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a given year
infant mortality rate
Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill
sick role
The expansion of medicine's domain of expertise and s assertion of absolute jurisdiction over many health care procedures are examples of what?
the medicalization of society
A disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from some specific social context
culture-bound syndrome
The study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population
social epidemiology
The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time
prevalence
Compared with Whites, Blacks have higher death rates from what disease?
