Medical Mysteries
WHO's Big 5
Policies & Stats
Determinants of Health
100
The common name for a myocardial infarction.
What is a heart attack?
100
According to the WHO, this is the #1 cause of death globally and includes conditions like coronary artery disease and stroke.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
100
This 1990 federal law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas like employment, transportation, and public accommodations.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
100
This term describes cumulative biological wear and tear from repeated stress exposure.
What is Allostatic Load?
200
A form of dementia that is the most common cause of memory loss in older adults.
What is Alzheimer's?
200
This chronic disease is characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways.
What is Asthma?
200
This government program provides health insurance specifically for people age 65 or older, or younger people with chronic conditions.
What is Medicare?
200
This term refers to corporate strategies that promote unhealthy commodities such as tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods.
What is Commercial Determinants of Health?
300
This autoimmune disease specifically attacks the lining of the joints.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
300
Diabetes occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough what?
What is insulin?
300
People with chronic conditions pay how many more times for health coverage on average?
What is 5 times?
300
This framework emphasizes that health is shaped by the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.
What are the Social Determinants of Health?
400
This disease, also called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes loss of movement and atrophy.
Pictured: Alumna Brooke Eby '10, who has this condition
What is ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)?
400
This chronic disease is best defined by joint pain and stiffness.
What is Arthritis?
400
This 1996 federal law protects the privacy of a patient's sensitive health information and gives them the right to access their own medical records.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
400
This historical housing policy practice limited mortgage access to racial minorities and contributed to modern chronic disease clustering.
What is Redlining?
500
A chronic, autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, causing fatigue and mobility issues.
What is MS (Multiple Sclerosis)?
500
This condition is defined by the progressive irreversible destruction of the walls of the lungs, usually caused by smoking.
What is COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)?
500
This federal agency is the primary U.S. body responsible for tracking and preventing chronic disease epidemics.
What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)?
500
This concept explains how overlapping systems of oppression shape differential health outcomes.
What is Intersectionality?