Population health is commonly defined as âthe health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of outcomes within the group.â 1 Population health management looks to improve the over health of a given population.
The climate of Belize is characterized by two seasons: a rainy and a dry season. In Belize, most of the yearâs rainfall occurs during the period June to November, that is, the rainy season. It is noted from the graph below that the transition from dry to the rainy is very sharp. Mean annual rainfall across Belize ranges from 60 inches (1524mm) in the north to 160 inches (4064mm) in the south. Except for the southern regions, the rainfall is variable from year to year. Figure 1 shows the distribution of average monthly rainfall data for Belize.
Belize weather can be generally be described as having two seasons â the wet and dry seasons. The wet season starts around the middle of June to November in the north, and from the middle of of May and up to early November in the south. November to February generally has little rainfall and the country enjoys the coolest temperatures during this period. Belize annual rainfall in the south is about 160 inches or 4000 mm. In the north, annual rainfall is about 60 inches or 1500 mm. Visitors who are traveling in Belize by air and sea are urged to make their own assessments as to actual conditions on the ground, before making local travel arrangements.