Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

In 2012, approximately 500,000 people died in a small country that had a total population of about 5 million people. During that year, the incidence of cancer in this country was 0.25% and the prevalence of heart disease was 3.75%. What was this country's approximate mortality rate for that year?

10%

What is the number one cause of death for women between the ages of 15 and 24 years in the U.S.?

Accidents

Which HHS agency conducts disease surveillance and prevention and keeps track of national health statistics?

CDC

Compared to women in developing countries, women in developed countries from the ages of 45 to 64 are more likely to die of ______________

Chronic diseases

T or F? Rates of depression fall sharply for women older than the age of 65 years.

False

Fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from ___________

Osteoporosis

What action is an example of tertiary prevention?

Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers