Chapter 14 – noncommunicable diseases diabetes, mental health, environmental health prevention.

1. Why are non-communicable diseases less of a burden in sub-saharan countries compared to other global regions?
2. What factors have contributed to the epidemic of diabetes worldwide? Can we argue that the measure of glucose level have been lowered, hence more people qualified to be diagnosed as diabetic?
3. What is the most important risk factor for environmental pollution globally? Provide two interventions to reduce the risks among the affected population
4. What are the UN agencies most involved in health?

Chapter 13 – definition of zoonosis, Onehealth.

1. Zoonotic infections are capable of creating infectious diseases of pandemic proportions (Zika, SARS). What is OneHealth and how can it prevent future zoonotic communicable diseases?

Chapter 12 Social determinants of health

1. What are social Determinants of Health? Provide an example using this theoretical conceptualization of health outcome.

Chapter 10.

1. Why Maternal Mortality and Infant mortality are used as a reflection of the “health status of a country”?
2. How social determinants of health can play a role in the health of women?

Chapter 9.

Undernutrition is the cause of at least 50% of child mortality in middle- and low-income countries. Guided by the UNICEF model, what type of interventions or feasible programs can target this population in order to prevent, treat and manage undernutrition?