Global Health
John Snow’s work helped combat an outbreak of this disease
Cholera
Cancer and heart disease are known as diseases of ________
Affluence
What is the population of the world?
8 billion
What % of the US population is foreign born? The world?
13% US
3.5% World (280M int'l migrants)
People forced from their homes but remaining within their home country as known as ____ ____ ____.
Internally Displaced Peoples
About how many people in the world smoke tobacco? (# or ratio)
1.2 bil or ~25% of people > 15 yrs old
The term IPD stands for ____ ___ ____ _____
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
As affluence increases, family size generally ________
Decreases
Name two specific causes that cause a person to become an environmental refugee.
Rising sea levels, desertification, flooding, aquifer depletion, extreme weather events
People who are forced to leave their home region due to sudden or long-term changes to their local or regional environment
Environmental refugee
Name a disease on the verge of eradication and a disease that has been eradicated
Polio or guinea worm (verge)
Smallpox (eradicated)
DALYs stand for ________ ______ _______ _______
Disability Adjusted Life Years
What is the global population growth rate?
0.9%
Name three of the top receiving countries of refugees
Iran, Turkiye, Pakistan, Colombia
What are 2 examples of push and 2 examples of pull factors of migration?
Push: War, political instability, discrimination, famine, etc.
Pull: Security, higher wages/more job opportunities, social services (education, healthcare), etc.
What country serves as a great example of reducing outdoor defecation? What country faces the biggest challenge in this regard?
Vietnam
India
Rates of ________ _________ also reflect the state of maternal health
Infant mortality
What is the I=PAT formula and what is it used for?
Impact = population x affluence x technology. Designed to consider more than impact = population.
The largest flow from the Global South to North happens at what border?
US-Mexico
Along with people, what else is being smuggled through the Darien Gap?
Drugs, weapons
What does 80/40/40/30 explain about HIV/AIDS?
80M people infected, 40M have died, 40M live with, 30M have access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV/AIDS
A discredited study linking childhood vaccinations to autism, the debate about mandatory immunization, politicization of covid-19, skepticism, and distrust all contribute to __________ ___ _________ ___________
Anti-vax and vaccine hesitancy
Why is the term “exponential growth” an incorrect description of current population trends?
Growth rate is decreasing
What was the main outcome of the 1986 Simpson-Mazolli Bill?
Granted citizenship to ~ 1 million undocumented immigrants
What does it mean to be granted asylum?
People who flee their countries because they fear persecution can apply for asylum. If they are granted asylum, this gives them protection and the right to stay in the receiving country.