PUB HLT 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motorcycle Helmet, Cell-Mediated Immunity, Fatalism
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Cause china to take major actions to combat contaminated water. *burn in indonesia: in sematro (northern indo) smoke carried by wind traverses to singapore, Issues with surveillance and control: don"t recognize the issue need global collaboration. Immunization programs: eradicate polio in the poor regions. Common problems across borders: pandemics; e. g. hiv/aids, sars, h5n1, cholera, mers, ebola, zika, environmental issues; e. g. , songhua/amur river, nov 2005; crop burning in indonesia, surveillance and control; e. g. , h5n1, h1n1. Stimulus of migration: refugees from middle eastern countries. Geographical distribution of many disease vectors accelerated by global warming. Recent changes in communications and transportation many food stuff consumed actually grown in developing countries where regulation for food safety is less stringent. **great achievement in 20th century: india, one of the least developing countries, is food secure; China, one of the most advanced developing countries, faces food insecurity. Within countries: gender, ethnic minorities, economic, educational, health and health care access.
