Migration
Name 3 factors that lead to migration.
Political, economical, environmental, social
Name 2 factors for controlling population growth
Family planning policies, increase access to contraception, female empowerment, increased wellbeing of children
Annual initiative that measures fertility, mortality, and country specific estimates for a wide variety of diseases
Global Burden of Disease Project
Which regions are attracting the most migrants and which regions have the highest outmigration?
Mobility
The process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations (driven by international trade and investment)
Globalization
Migrants have greater health outcomes than native born counterparts (2nd/3rd generation that have assimilated have worse health than new migrants who still uphold cultural practices)
What is the immigrant paradox?
Maximum population a region can support
The most common factor associated with death among preschool age children
Undernutrition
What is the major flaw of the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)?
Only helps refugees (those granted refugee status)
Per capita area of land needed to meet consumption
Ecological footprint
A set of global objectives originally adopted in 2015 in hopes of achieving a better and more sustainable future
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
What is the difference between refugee, internally displaced person, and asylum seeker?
Refugee: people forced to migrate due to threat to their life and cannot return for fear of persecution
Internally displaced person: same as refugee but not international.
Asylum seeker: hoping to be recognized as refugee/applied for refugee status but hasn't been granted refugee status yet.
Define braindrain
Movement of highly skilled workers from one region of the world to another, usually due to better opportunity.
Name 3 factors necessary for infectious disease eradication
No animal reservoir, surveillance, can interrupt transmission, lifelong immunity, political commitment