1 - Introduction To PaSS Flashcards
1
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What are the three domains of public health?
A
Health improvement
Health protection
Healthcare public health
2
Q
What are the different levels of the determinants of health?
A
- Age, sex and hereditary factors
- Individual lifestyle factors
- Social and community networks
- Living and working conditions
- Socio-economic, cultural and environmental conditions
3
Q
What are some examples of individual lifestyle factors affecting health?
A
- Physical activity
- Nutrition
- Coping and resilience
- Substance misuse
- Traumatic or stressful life events
4
Q
How do social and community networks affect health?
A
- Early attachments
- Childhood experiences
- Chance to take part
- Sense of belonging
- Social support/supportive networks
- Community cohesion and safety
5
Q
What living and working condition factors can affect health?
A
- Agriculture and food production
- Education
- Work environment
- Unemployment
- Water and sanitation
- Healthcare services
- Housing
- Income
- Quality of natural environment
6
Q
What socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions can affect health?
A
- Economic well-being / deprivation
- Discrimination
- Social and gender inequality
- Safety / violence
- Poverty
- Stigma
- Belief systems
7
Q
What is health inequality?
A
- People in different social circumstances experience avoidable differences in health, wellbeing and length of life
- Unfair distribution of good health
8
Q
What is a stimulant drug? Give some examples.
A
- Make you feel more alert, give you more energy and confidence
- E.g. tobacco, cocaine, amphetamine and mephedrone
9
Q
What are hallucinogens? Give some examples.
A
- Mind-altering drugs that change your perceptions, mood and senses
- E.g. LSD, magic mushrooms, ecstasy (also a stimulant)
10
Q
What is a depressant drug? Give some examples.
A
- Substances that make you feel relaxed
- E.g. alcohol, heroin, tranquillisers, cannabis
11
Q
What is screening?
A
- The presumptive identification of disease in an apparently healthy population by rapid tests or examinations
- Identify’s risk of disease, further tests required to provide a diagnosis
12
Q
What 3 factors affect health economics?
A
- Need
- Supply
- Demand
