English for Nurses: Preventable versus Treatable Mortality

Activity 1 - Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. What do you think the nurse is talking to the man about?
2. What are some health problems an older person might have?

Activity 2 - Vocabulary: Preventable and treatable diseases

Listen to the pronunciation of the terms here. Underline the stressed syllables in each term. Make a note of any terms you don’t know.

Activity 3 - Match the terms (1-6) with their correct meaning (A-F)

Activity 4 - Watch the video and answer the questions

The prevention of disease and promotion of good health are the main responsibilities of
(1) __________________________. 

A person’s income and the place they live (e.g. urban or rural) are known as (2) ___________________________.

A disease or condition is considered as (3) ______________ if a death from this disease/condition could be managed by good quality health care.

Some of the (4) ________ to health care include transportation problems (e.g. getting to a doctor’s appointment), poor (5) _______________ buildings (e.g. when using a wheelchair) and inadequate toilet facilities.

Deaths which could have been avoided by public health interventions focusing on lifestyle factors, socioeconomic status and environmental factors are classified as (6) ___________.

Access to safe water and clean air are two examples of (7) _________________________ that have an impact on preventable death rates.

Behaviours and ways of life that influence a person’s health and wellbeing are called (8) ___________________. Examples include having an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, smoking cigarettes or using other tobacco products and alcohol misuse.

A treatment, procedure, or other action that is taken to prevent or treat disease or improve a person’s health is known as a (9) _____________________.
 

Activity 5 - Watch again and compare your answers with the transcript at the end of the answer key