Principles of epi

Question	Answer
Epidemiology	The health outcomes of a group of individuals includong the distribution of such outcomes within the group. The outcome for different groups will vary
Socioeconomic status	Measurement of an individuals statis in society based on factors such as living standards, deprivation, occupation, ethnicity, income and education. It highly influences health issues and access to treatment.
Social Deprivation	Individual disconnect from the resources and environment of a community
Relative poverty	standard of poverty determined by the society in which an individual lives in
Absolute Poverty	access to resources which are essential to life and survival are unobtainable by an individual or household
Social Determinants of Health	the conditions in which people are born, grown, work, age etc. These are influenced by the distribution of money, power, and resources.
Social Gradient of Health	the idea which deprivation is inversely proportional to an individuals health status. i.e increased deprivation= decreased health.vthis links to the ideas of absolte and relative poverty.
Communicable Disease	A disease which can be transmitted from person to person
Non-communicable Disease	disease which cannot be transmitted from person to person

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