Landscape
Landscape (Medicine)
Landscape (pronunciation: /ˈlan(d)ˌskāp/) in the context of medicine, refers to the broad overview or perspective of health and disease patterns in a population. It is often used in epidemiology and public health to describe the overall health status of a population, including the prevalence and incidence of diseases, health behaviors, and social determinants of health.
Etymology
The term 'landscape' originates from the Dutch word 'landschap', which traditionally refers to a portion of the earth's surface viewed in its entirety. In the medical context, it has been metaphorically extended to describe the overall picture or scenario of health and disease in a population.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why. It provides the scientific basis for evidence-based medicine and strategies to prevent and manage diseases.
- Public Health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.
- Prevalence: The proportion of a population who have a specific characteristic in a given time period.
- Incidence: The occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease or other health-related event in a population over a particular period of time.
- Social Determinants of Health: The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.
- Health Behaviors: Actions taken by individuals that affect health or mortality. These can be intentional or unintentional, and can promote or detract from the health of the individual or others.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Landscape
- Wikipedia's article - Landscape
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