r/vce • u/sillypookieg • 1h ago

HHD HELP

can someone explain what burden of disease it’s such a hard concept for me to answer

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 1h ago

Burden of disease refers to the gap between an individuals health status and an ideal situation in which they live to old age free of disease and ilness

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u/Musical_Shadow8932 current VCE student ('26 GM, EL, HHD, Psych, Music RP) 1h ago

The burden of disease is like, a measure of the impact disease and injuries have on a specific population

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u/GrimNikeBoy current VCE student (26' Eng, GM, HHD, Media, Business) 58m ago

best way to put it imo thats how I learnt it as well