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What is an average estimate of how long a person will live?
Life Expectancy
What is a person’s level of satisfaction with his or her life?
Quality of Life
What is the overall environmental weather pattern of a region?
Climate
What is the average length of a person’s life measured in years?
Life Span
What are the features of the land?
Geography
A(n) _____ is a unit of energy used to perform physical activities.
Calorie
A disease with high morbidity means _____.
Many people have the condition
What is the prevalence of a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population?
Mordidity
WHat are the circumstances, objects, and conditions of your surroundings?
Environment
What is the number of deaths caused by a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population?
Mortality
What are characteristics of your status in society that may expose you to injury or disease?
What are aspects of a person’s life that increase the likelihood he or she will develop a disease or infection, or experience an injury?
What is an aspect of your environment that puts you at risk for disease or injury?
Hazard
What are characteristics of your surroundings that may expose you to injury or disease?
Environmental Risk Factors
There are 5 characteristics of a population that scientists monitor for information about health. For every one you list, you earn 100 points. Max points earned is 300.
These key characteristics include:
life expectancy
life span
morbidity
mortality
quality of life