click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
chapter 10 exercise
Term | Definition |
---|---|
People did physical activity as part of their daily lives. | Work-only 10% had sedentary jobs |
mortality rate | the number of people who die in a given number of people |
mortality statistics | Maternal mortality rate-six to nine per 1000 live births |
Causes of mortality | Infectious/Communicable diseases such as pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, and dysentery |
Causes of Mortality | Chronic, degenerative diseases such as heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, and respiratory disease |
First Health Revolution | Improvement in general standard of living, nutrition, basic sanitation, hygiene, and water quality |
Vaccines | Smallpox, Polio, Tuberculosis, Diaphtheria, Measles |
Two Major Demographic Trends | -Aging of the population -Population of the country is more diverse |
Diversity of our country | Different racial, ethnic, and cultural groups have different rates of prevalence for individual diseases and illness |
Negative physical environment | Pollutants, toxic substances, infectious agents, and unsafe conditions |
Greatest health benefit | consistently active five days per week |