HTH 231 Lecture 1: Unit 1 Lecture
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Health, population health, public health, mortality, morbidity, life expectancy & years of. Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases. The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. The number of deaths from a particular cause per 100,000 persons. Second highest risk of dying from noncommunicable diseases. Fourth highest risk of dying from communicable diseases. Unintentional injuries leading cause of death ages 1-44. Highest death rate from transportation related accidents. Highest incidence of aids, almost 9x the oecd average. Of 1,000 babies born alive, the number who will die before their first birthday. Of 100,000 women giving birth, the number who will die as a result of complications during the birthing process. Average age of death in u. s. = 78.
