Module 1 – SLP

GLOBAL HEALTH AT A GLANCE

Metrics for Global Health Status

It is important to understand how health is measured on a global scale. There are some metrics for assessing health and well-being that are unique to global health contexts. For this SLP Assignment:

1. Define the following and provide an example for each Key Health Status Indicator:
   • Infant mortality rate
   • Life expectancy at birth
   • Maternity mortality ratio
   • Under-5 mortality rate
   • Health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE)
   • Disability-adjusted life year (DALY)
2. If you could select only one indicator to describe the health status of a developing country, which indicator would you pick and why?

Be sure to use credible, professional, and scholarly sources such as peer-reviewed journal articles from the Online Library, and government, university, or nonprofit organizations’ Web sites.

Length: 2–3 pages (excluding the cover page and reference list), double-spaced.