Health Impacts of Climate Change — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Years of potential life lost are included in _____ indicators

Answer: mortality (mortality/morbidity)

Flashcard 2: Which mosquito(s) can cause Yellow fever and Chikungunya?_____

Answer: Aedes

Flashcard 3: The National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (NPCDCS) has been renamed as _____.

Answer: NP-NCD (National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases)

Extra: The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) was renamed in 2023 to the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD).

Flashcard 4: A study to evaluate the effect of water fluoridation on dental health is categorized as a _____ study.

Answer: community intervention

Flashcard 5: Disaster _____ includes measures taken to prevent hazards from causing emergencies or to lessen the likely effects of emergencies.

Answer: mitigation

Flashcard 6: According to the SRS 2023 update (2020 data), the crude birth rate and death rate in India are _____ and 6.0 respectively.

Answer: 19.5

Extra: Latest SRS Statistics (SRS Bulletin released September 2023, based on 2020 data): - Crude Birth Rate (CBR): 19.5 (Rural: 21.3; Urban: 16.1) - Crude Death Rate (CDR): 6.0 (Rural: 6.4; Urban: 5.1) - Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): 28 (Rural: 31; Urban: 19) - Natural Growth Rate: 13.5 (calculated as CBR - CDR) Note: SRS data is the gold standard for these statistics in Indian medical exams.