In the global burden of disease (GBD) study, disability weight (DW) is used in the Years Lost to Disability (YLD) – one of the two components of the DALY – calculation. The disability quantifies societal preference for different health states. However, the use of disability weight for certain health states (or diseases) remains controversial as derivations of associated disability weights were not objectively measured. The statement is

The theism of Native American religions can best be described as

Environmental burden of disease (EBD) measures burdens of diseases attributable to environmental factors. Based on the WHO’s EBD study, the environment is defined as “all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to the human host, and all related behaviors, which are all non-modifiable”. This statement is

In the field of risk analysis, the risk is defined as a function of the of an adverse health effect and the of that effect

During the introduction of this course, we introduced Professor Warren Winkelstein’s well-known statement that “… three P’s are principal determinants of health worldwide…” was introduced. The three P’s are , , and . 

Discuss the Native American view of the soul.  Is it eternal?  Where does it go after death?

Epidemiologic transition describes a shift in the pattern of morbidity and mortality from causes related primarily to ______ to causes associated with chronic, degenerative diseases

The belief in many gods is

Actions that are taboo

Two common approaches are used for environmental burden of disease (EBD) studies – one is called -based approach, another is  -based approach.