Daily TRIPLE: Name two types of federally subsidized healthcare
Medicare/ Medicaid
Short lasting illness/ symptoms
acute
Your monthly insurance payments
premium
Kidney infections are caused by wearing short shirts (your lower back gets cold)
False! Although some cultures do believe this
Factors that affect health that are inherited
genes
The likelihood that a person is going to die from a condition
morbidity
refers to long-term symptoms/ illness
chronic
The amount you have to pay before insurance begins to cover care
deductable
The flu shot can prevent the flu or make it less severe
true!
air pollution/ water cleanliness and how they relate to health are what type of factors:
environmental
How long an animal is going to live
life expectancy
care that requires staying overnight
inpatient care
You are prescribed a name-brand medication, but could lower your cost with a...
generic drug
Cracking your knuckles causes Arthritis.
False!
The way a person inteacts with others or those that surround them
social determinants of health
describes how good or bad a person's life will be
quality of life
urgent care or care that is done in a visit (requiring no overnight stay)
outpatient
Additional costs incrued for doctor's visits and labs
co-pay
Describe the difference between pseudoscience and science:
Science: based on testing & adjusting hypotheses
Pseudoscience: based on unproven premises, does not adapt to the challenges to its accuracy
The activities a person does, like exercising, smoking or eating healthfully
behavioral factors
Typically, the term ________is used to describe an infectious microorganism or agent, such as a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus
Pathogens
Three categories that most conditions fall within
infection/ disease/ disorder
The most you'll spend for covered services in a year. After you reach this amount, the insurance company pays 100% for covered services.
Name three types of Pseudoscience:
Numerology
Astrology
Creationism
Homeopathy
Why is health a social justice issue? Give at least 4 reasons:
Answers will vary:
Access to healthcare, clean water, redlining and economic factors affect access to housing, clean air, and access to education is unequal, stress plays a huge role in health problems