Question

vocabulary review worksheet
name: ____________ class: __________ date: ____________
fill in the blank with the word that best completes each sentence.

1. public health seeks to protect and improve the health of individuals and communities.
2. public ______ health focuses on a segment of people or specific area.
3. the ______________ of a disease is the number of new cases of the disease over a specified time period.
4. issues that cross international borders and affect the health of people around the world are a part of ______________ public health.
5. when you do something to prevent a disease from ever starting, you are engaged in ______________ prevention.
6. the worldwide spread of a disease is called a(n) ______________.

Explanation:

1. Public health aims to benefit both individuals and communities.
2. "Community" health often focuses on a specific group or area.
3. Incidence is defined as the number of new disease - cases in a time - period.
4. Global issues affecting worldwide health are part of global public health.
5. Primary prevention stops a disease from starting.
6. A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a disease.

Answer:

1. Community
2. Incidence
3. Global
4. Primary
5. Pandemic