Match the term with the appropriate definition or description.

A. Efforts made by communities to cope with health problems that arise when people live in groups
B. The study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in a population
C. The usual, sustained occurrence of a disease in a population
D. An unusual occurrence of disease in a population
E. An unusual occurrence of a disease that spreads around the world or in a large geographic area
F. Focuses on preventing disease processes from ever getting started
G. Emphasizes the early detection of diseases
H. Emphasizes the treatment of diseases once they are present, to prevent further complications
I. Diseases or issues that may be common or even increasing in incidence and prevalence in a community


A. public health
B. epidemiology
C. endemic
D. epidemic
E. pandemic
F. primary prevention
G. secondary prevention
H. tertiary prevention
I. public health problems

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