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HEALTH TERMS
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- 1HEALTHThe state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- 2HEALTH STATUSAn individuals or populations overall health taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and level of disease risk factors.
- 3PHYSICAL HEALTHRelates to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, and includes the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness.
- 4MENTAL HEALTHState of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.
- 5SOCIAL HEALTHBeing able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an independent and cooperative way.
- 6BURDEN OF DISEASEA measure of the impact of diseases and injuries. Specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.
- 7HALEA measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health. It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.
- 8DALY'sA measure of burden of disease, one DALY equals one year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time lived with illness, disease or injury.
- 9LIFE EXPECTANCYAn indication of how long a person can expect to live, it is the number of years of life remaining to a person at a particular age if death rates do not change.
- 10UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY RATEThe number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live birth.
- 11MORTALITYThe number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.
- 12MORBIDITYRefers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.
- 13INCIDENCEThe number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
- 14PREVELANCEThe number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a population at a given time.