Discussion global health 4
A) Choose a developing nation to explore the global measures of
health and the burden of chronic disease. Try to choose a
developing country that has not been discussed by another
student.
Use the wealth of information available via the World Health
Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) websites to explore health data information:
WHO: http://www.who.int/en/. (Links to an external site.)
(Links to an external site.)Tip: Navigate to the Countries, then
choose statistics links to find data specific to each country.
WHO, Health topics: Global Burden of Disease:
http://www.who.int/topics/global_burden_of_disease/en/ (Links
to an external site.)
CDC, Travelers’ Health:
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list (Links to an
external site.)
What are the top three chronic diseases and the top three
infectious diseases?
What are the top causes of morbidity and mortality in this
country?

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