HLTC23H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Object Permanence, Zygote, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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Rate at which new cases occur in a given population during a given period. Describes how quickly disease occurs in a population. Incidence tells us about new cases; a change in status from non-disease to disease prevalence rate. The proportion of a population with a specific condition at a particular point in time. Important if you want to know the overall number of people in a population who are surviving the disease morbidity. Presence of a disease in a given population mortality. Number of deaths in a given population e. g. maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate health equity. "people"s needs guide the distribution of opportunities for well-being" health inequity. A difference or disparity in health outcomes that is systematic, avoidable and unjust social structure. Shapes people"s perceptions and social practices, and in turn shaped by those perceptions and practices. Cultural, political, economic, legal systems e. g. stratification (e. g. Cultural, political, economic, legal systems e. g. stratification (e. g. class, caste) determinants of health.

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