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 City has a tropical monsoon climate with short dry season. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by oceans and seas (42%), croplands (27%), forests (26%), and lakes and rivers (3%).ver the course of April typical wind speeds vary from 1 mph to 14 mph (calm to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 17 mph (moderate breeze). The highest average wind speed of 8 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around April 30, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 14 mph (moderate breeze).