ENG 108 Health Matters (2015 Vocabulary List)
Directions: Look up the definitions of these key vocabulary terms. Students are responsible for understanding and explaining these terms in English to their instructors. Students work smart, work in a team, whereby each person writes the definition for two terms, share your work.
Students are responsible for knowing and giving an example of these terms. The instructor’s will quiz you. Be prepared!
Key Vocabulary Term of Health Matters
1. Communicable Disease
2. Non-Communicable Disease
3. Epidemiology
4. Prevalence Rate
5. Risk Factors
6. Incidence Rate
7. Morbidity
8. Mortality
9. Infectious
10. Palliative Care
11. Sign of Disease
12. Symptom of Disease
Due at your instructor’s request.
Health Matters ENG 108 April 2015
Flash cards for Vocabulary and Key Concepts of Health Matters
Problem: Many students do not grasp the concept of the 12 vocabulary words, or basic health matters concepts.
Solution: Write Flash cards (3x5) inches and insert metal ring..
Low tech high touch approach
Direction: Each member prepares and gives 2 vocabulary words to your teammates. There are 12 vocabulary words, thus divide the work up.
Epidemiology (Noun)
(E pi demi ology)
(Write the Thai version)
DFN: The study of the spread of disease in the community requires analysis of frequency- the number of times something occurs in a particular period. (P.96 Professional English in Medicine)
Context Sentence: To understand diseases, researchers study the epidemiology of a disease.
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