Vocab
"A mark or sign of disgrace"
Stigma
Healthcare legislation which drastically reduced the number of uninsured Americans beginning in 2014
Affordable Care Act
This pandemic has killed the most people in history
Bubonic Plague
This state is the birth place of Ms. Sader, all the way back in 1994
Connecticut
"Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes"
Social Determinants of Health
The maximum number of grams of added sugar a person should consume in a day
24
This type of pregnancy occurs when the embryo implants in the fallopian tube, rather than in the uterus
Ectopic Pregnancy
Ms. Sader's age
31
“The branch of medical science that investigates all the factors that determine the presence or absence of diseases and disorders."
Epidemiology
This city in Michigan experienced a water crisis beginning in 2014 when hard, contaminated water ruined plumbing and infrastructure, exposing citizens to deadly amounts of lead
Flint
This film stars Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman, and depicts the spread of a deadly disease developed as a weapon of biological warfare.
"Outbreak"
This is Ms. Sader's favorite food
Pizza
Diagram which represents the prevalence of disease in a certain region using circles
Dot Map
The mode of transmission of Ebola
Bodily Fluids
"The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities"
Public Health
Ms. Sader studied this subject in college for 2 years, before switching her major to Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Math
The number of new cases of a disease diagnosed in a given time period
Incidence
After this many weeks, an embryo is now considered a fetus
10
This mental illness is characterized by both manic and depressive episodes, which usually last 1-2 weeks at a time
Bipolar Disorder
Ms. Sader's least favorite thing about teaching