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Health, Medicine, and Environment

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As defined by the WHO, a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity   health  
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A disease or illness that cannot be understood apart from some specific social context   culture-bound syndrome  
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Societal expectations about the attitudes and behavior of a person viewed as being ill   sick role  
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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  
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The number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a given year   infant mortality rate  
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The study of the distribution of disease, impairment, and general health status across a population   social epidemiology  
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The number of new cases of a specific disorder that occur within a given population during a stated period   incidence  
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The total number of cases of a specific disorder that exist at a given time   prevalence  
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The incidence of disease in a given population   morbidity rate  
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The incidence of death in a given population   mortality rate  
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Latino folk medicine, a form of holistic health care and healing   curanderismo  
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Therapies in which the health care practitioner considers the person's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual characteristics   holistic medicine  
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The area of study concerned with the interrelationships between people and their environment   human ecology  
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A legal strategy based on claims that racial minorities are subjected disproportionately to environmental hazards   environmental justice  
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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  
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Which nation has the lowest infant mortality rate?   Japan  
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Compared with Whites, Blacks have higher death rates from what disease?   heart disease, diabetes, cancer  
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The age group that is most likely to be covered by some form of health insurance is what?   65 and older  
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Which program is essentially a compulsory health insurance plan for the elderly?   Medicare  
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What percentage of Americans reported using some form of complementary or alternative medicine in a 2002 survey?   36  
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The industrialized nations of North America and Europe account for 12 percent of the world's population. What population of worldwide consumption are they responsible for?   60 percent  
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What is the international treaty that sought to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases?   the Kyoto Protocol  
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