Health crisis
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| - | + | A '''health crisis''' or '''public health crisis''' is a difficult situation or complex [[health system]] that affects humans in one or more geographic areas (mainly occurred in natural hazards), from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet. Health crises generally have significant impacts on community health, loss of life, and on the economy. They may result from disease, industrial processes or poor policy. | |
| - | In early 2015, a widespread [[epidemic]] of [[Zika fever]], caused by the [[Zika virus]] in [[Brazil]], spread to other parts of [[South America|South]] and [[North America]]. It also affected several islands in the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. | + | |
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| - | * [[Zika virus outbreak timeline]] | + | * [[Crisis theory]] |
| - | * [[Health crisis]] | + | * [[Disease mongering]] |
| - | + | * [[Health administration]] | |
| - | + | * [[Health care]] | |
| - | + | * [[Health policy]] | |
| - | + | * [[Medicalization]] | |
| + | * [[Primary health care]] | ||
| + | * [[Routine health outcomes measurement]] | ||
| + | * [[Thalidomide]] | ||
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A health crisis or public health crisis is a difficult situation or complex health system that affects humans in one or more geographic areas (mainly occurred in natural hazards), from a particular locality to encompass the entire planet. Health crises generally have significant impacts on community health, loss of life, and on the economy. They may result from disease, industrial processes or poor policy.
See also
- Crisis theory
- Disease mongering
- Health administration
- Health care
- Health policy
- Medicalization
- Primary health care
- Routine health outcomes measurement
- Thalidomide
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