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1
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what is morbidity?

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refers to ill health, includes any diseased state, disability or condition of poor health

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what is mortality?

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refers to deaths, it is the condition of being mortal or susceptible to death

3
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summary of epidemiological transition…

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infectious diseases are replaced by chronic diseases as the main cause of morbidity and mortality due to improved public health and sanitation

4
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does the place where someone lives affect their life?

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yes

lics/hics

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environmental variables and the incidence of disease - climate

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  • drought leads to crop failure reduction in food security and famine
  • flooding can lead to water borne diseases
  • SAD - type of depression that has a seasonal pattern
  • number of people in uk with respiratory issues has fallen due to improved air quality
  • high conc of aluminium in water correlates w/ alz
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environmental variables and the incidence of disease - topography FLAT LAND `

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-LIC’s like Asia high densities of people live on flood plains

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River Ganges

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attracted to by flat land and seasonal flooding that allows them to grow rice
flooding = good but unplanned flooding accounts for 40% of deaths by natural disasters

8
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what does flooding also lead to?

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drownings
physical injuries
damage to homes

9
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HIGH LAND

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land slides

nepal suffers from land slides destroying hospitals, schools roads etc

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environmental variables and the incidence of disease - natural hazards

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hatti earthquake jan 2010
before - country lacked sewage systems half country lacked access to clean water 200,000 people HIV/AIDS
disease spread cholera - 2010-2014 8500 deaths cholera

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uk air pollution is linked to how many deaths?

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40,000 early deaths per year

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distribution of deaths from air pollution

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  • indie and china -NEE- high due to wealth and industrialisation
  • Australia = low due to strict emission laws
13
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poor indoor air quality

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roof leaks - bacterial growth
dust mites
animal hair 
household cleaners
structural damp 
high humidity
wood burning stoves
14
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global pattern of deaths from indoor smoke

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-india
-central and southern Africa
wood/gas stoves

15
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outdoor air pollution

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major environmental health problem with potential to affect everyone in both developed and developing

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burning of fossil fuels

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produces harmful poisons and gasses and long term exposure can cause respiratory problems

17
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polluted air

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this affects the respiratory and cardiovascular health of the population and is responsible for 37 mil premature deaths worldwide

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2014 Dheli

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dirtiest atmosphere out of 1600 cities worldwide

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improving air quality

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policies and investments that support cleaner transport power generation and efficient housing

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what would happen if we reduced air pollution?

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countries would reduce the burden of disease from stroke, lung cancer and respiratory diseases

21
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will improving air quality be easier in developed or developing countries?

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developed

  • rich
  • priority problem for developed whereas LICs are still battling communicable diseases
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water pollution and poor water quality?

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have important impacts on health and can lead to many diseases 2million deaths anually due to unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene

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human sewage

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  • 1 of main causes of water pollution

toilets may be a hole in ground, same water may be used for drinking washing etc

24
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2015 water aid

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said 8 million people lived without safe water

25
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water resource development and management

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attempts to manage water supplies through dam development has led to health problems due to stagnent water - breeding ground for mosquitos

26
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water related diseases include

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diarrhoeal diseases
malaria
cancer

27
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management of water diseases

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much progress has been made as it is a focus of mdg’s

number of children dying from diarrohoeal diseases has fallen since 1990’s

28
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practical measures have included:

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better tools and procedures to protect drinking water quality
SDG’S are focusing on controlling human exposure to water borne diseases

29
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what are blue zone communities?

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areas where people live the longest

30
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which city in UK has lowest life expectancy ?

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Glasgow

31
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are urban environments in HIC’s more or less likely to lead to health problems than LIC’S

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HIC’S less likely but still suffer from health problems

LIC’s suffer from air and water pollution issues

32
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wood burners

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liberate significant amounts of particulate air pollution into the outdoor air

33
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sri lanka - development

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  • has achieved health related MDG goal targets
  • public health care accessible to all
  • investment in public health and hospitals n
  • widespread vaccination and health education programmes
34
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SRI LANKA INFO

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shared a similar life expectancy of 71 years as glasgow

characteristics of an LIC but health provision indicates a deeveloping