Global Health Concepts
This term refers to the principle of providing every individual with the same level of health and healthcare resources, regardless of their social or economic background.
What is health equity?
This international organization, established in 1948, is responsible for coordinating global health initiatives, providing technical assistance, and setting health standards for member countries.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The term used to describe the study of how diseases spread and their impact on populations.
What is epidemiology?
This type of disease is caused by microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that can invade the body and cause illness.
What are infectious, or communicable, diseases?
Some researchers argue that the 1918 Influenza pandemic began in this small Kansas community.
What is Camp Funston?
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over a whole country or the world at a particular time.
What is a pandemic?
Founded in 1973, this organization is dedicated to eradicating preventable diseases through vaccination campaigns, health education, and community-based interventions.
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
The bubonic plague and influenza are both considered to be ____, meaning that they are consistently present at a relatively stable and predictable level within a defined area or population
What is endemic?
The term used for the process of exposing individuals to a weakened or inactivated form of a microorganism to stimulate the immune system and develop immunity
What is vaccination?
In 1980, thanks to a massive global vaccination campaign, this disease became the first to be successfully eradicated
What is smallpox?
The state of health worldwide, including efforts made to create unified global health policies, practices, organizations, and resources.
What is global health?
This organization is dedicated to providing humanitarian aid and support to children around the world, especially those in vulnerable and disadvantaged circumstances. They work to ensure children's rights are protected and advocate for their health, education, nutrition, and overall well-being.
What is UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund)?
A sudden rise in the number of cases of a disease, above what is normally expected for the population in a specific area.
What is an outbreak?
This is achieved when a sufficient portion of a population becomes immune to a disease, reducing its spread and protecting those who cannot be vaccinated
What is herd immunity?
This disease is currently in an endemic state, existing in certain regions of the world, particularly in parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
What is bubonic plague?
This term describes the differences in health outcomes between different populations or groups, often linked to social determinants of health.
What are health disparities?
Founded in 1987 by a group of physicians, including Dr. Paul Farmer, this organization is committed to providing quality healthcare to underprivileged communities in developing countries. They work to address health disparities and advocate for social justice in healthcare, making a significant impact in improving the lives of vulnerable populations around the world.
What is Partners in Health?
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
What is an epidemic?
The term for an infectious disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans (i.e., rats and the bubonic plague)
What is a zoonotic disease?
These "conquerers" unintentionally introduced smallpox to indigenous populations with no immunity to the disease.
What are conquistadors?
A term used to describe the process of preventing diseases through vaccination and other public health measures
What is disease prevention?
This non-governmental organization, often referred to as "MSF", provides medical humanitarian aid in areas affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and other emergencies.
What is Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)?
A situation in which infectious disease spreads rapidly over a wide geographic area, affecting a large number of people
What is a pandemic?
This term refers to the process of preventing the transmission of infectious diseases by isolating individuals who are infected or suspected of being infected.
What is quarantine?
This disease is estimated to have infected one-third of the global population and caused 20-50 million deaths, twice as many as WWI.
What is influenza?