Health Article: It's not my fault Flashcards
(25 cards)
What costs are a major concern for developed countries?
Increasing health-care costs are a major concern for developed countries.
Increasing h____ costs are a major concern for developed countires.
Increasing health-care costs are a major concern for developed countires.
Up to one third of Americans, for example, have at least one c____ condition.
Up to one third of Americans, for example, have at least one chronic condition.
What do governments mainly try to change in order to improve our health?
Governments mainly try to change our behaviour in order to improve our health.
Governments mainly try to change our b_______ in order to improve our health.
Governments mainly try to change our behaviour in order to improve our health.
What two key aspects of our behaviour do governments try to change?
Governments try to usually just aim to change our diets and exercise habits.
Aspects of life outside our control which affect our health include our i______, stress, education levels, and our social networks.
Aspects of life outside our control which affect our health include our income, stress, education levels, and our social networks.
Governments try to usually just aim to change our d___ and e_____ habits.
Governments try to usually just aim to change our diets and exercise habits.
Give fours aspects of life outside our control affect our health.
Aspects of life outside our control which affect our health include our income, stress, education levels, and our social networks.
Aspects of life outside our control which affect our health include our income, s_____, education levels, and our social networks.
Aspects of life outside our control which affect our health include our income, stress, education levels, and our social networks.
Which of the following has the biggest effect on our health levels:
income level
type of work
access to health care
social networks
Our education level has a stronger influence on our health than our income, occupation or access to health care.
What is the link between our occupation and our health?
Having a high status position is strongly linked to having better health.
Having a h____ s_____ position is strongly linked to having better health.
Having a high status position is strongly linked to having better health.
Can we blame people for their state of health?
It is unfair blame individuals for their state of health.
Do only smokers get lung cancer?
Fifteen percent of lung cancer sufferers have never smoked. Also, most smokers never get lung cancer.
Fifteen percent of l____ c____ sufferers have never smoked. Also, most sm______ never get lung cancer.
Fifteen percent of lung cancer sufferers have never smoked. Also, most smokers never get lung cancer.
Toxic waste sites are linked to what disease?
Living close to toxic waste sites is linked to higher rates of cancer.
Living close to toxic waste sites is linked to ______ rates of _______.
Living close to toxic waste sites is linked to higher rates of cancer.
What are three key steps governments could take to improve our health?
To improve our health, governments could protect the environment, improve educational outcomes, and have better food policies.
To improve our health, governments could p______ the ______, improve educational outcomes, and have better food policies.
To improve our health, governments could protect the environment, improve educational outcomes, and have better food policies.
What environmental factor affects citizens as much as smoking?
Living in a big city puts citizens at the same level of risk for lung cancer as smokers.
Living in a big city puts citizens at the s_____ l____ of risk for lung cancer as smokers.
Living in a big city puts citizens at the same level of risk for lung cancer as smokers.
Living in a ____ ____ puts citizens at the same level of risk for lung cancer as smokers.
Living in a big city puts citizens at the same level of risk for lung cancer as smokers.
Which can be somewhat controlled by individuals?
Income level.
Occupation.
Stress levels.
Social status.
Environment.
Diet
Exercise.
Smoking etc.
Which can be somewhat controlled by individuals?
Income level.
Occupation.
Stress levels.
Social status.
Environment.
Diet
Exercise.
Smoking etc.
