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2. Public health Flashcards

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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

a) Epidemiological paradigms:

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    1. programming, life-course, and adult risk factor approaches;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

b) Epidemiology of specific diseases (and their risk factors) of public health significance:

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  1. knowledge of the defining clinical features, distribution, causes, behavioural features and determinants of diseases which currently make a significant impact on the health of local populations
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

b) Epidemiology of specific diseases (and their risk factors) of public health significance:

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  1. with particular reference to those diseases/conditions that are: potentially preventable, require the planned provision of health services at individual, community and are otherwise of particular public concern, for example mental health.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. principles, methods, applications and organisation of screening for early detection, prevention, treatment and control of disease
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. statistical aspects of screening tests, including knowledge of and ability to calculate: sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predicitve values and the use of ROC curves
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. differences between screening and -diagnostic tests and case finding;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. likelihood ratios;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. pre and post test probability;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. ethical economic, legal and social aspects of screening;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. the principles of informed choice;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. planning, operation and evaluation of screening programmes;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. the evidence basis needed for developing screening policies and implementing screening programmes, including established programmes such as breast and cervix and those currently in development, being piloted or subject to major research activity
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

c) Diagnosis and Screening

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  1. ethical, social and legal implications of genetic screening tests.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

d) Genetics:

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  1. elementary human genetics;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

d) Genetics:

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  1. inherited causes of disease in populations;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

d) Genetics:

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            1. basic genomic concepts including patterns of inheritance, penetrance, genotype/phenotype defferences, polygenetic disorders, gene environment interactions and the role of genes in health and disease
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

d) Genetics:

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  1. aetiology, distribution and control of disease in relatives;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

d) Genetics:

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  1. elementary molecular biology as related to genetic epidemiology and microbiology.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. principles of nutrition, nutritional surveillance and assessment in specific populations including its short and long term effects
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. the influence of malnutrition in disease aetiology, pregnancy, and in growth and development
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. markers of nutritional status, nutrition and food; the basis for nutritional interventions and assesment of their impact
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. social, behavioural and other determinants of the choice of diet;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. Dietary Reference Values (DRVs), current dietary goals, recommendations, guidelines and the evidence for them
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. the effects on health of different diets (e.g. ‘Western’ diet), [obesity], physical activity, alcohol, drugs, smoking, sexual behaivoir and sun exposure (Obesity had previously been omitted; this is now one of the single the most important modern ?epidemics? in public health terms and does not appear anywhere else in the syllabus)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

e) Health and social behaviour:

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  1. Combating complex problems using a wide range of approaches, including health service interventions and broader cultural interventions
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. environmental determinants of disease;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. risk and hazard;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. the effects of global warming and climate change;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. principles of sustainability;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. the health problems associated with poor housing and home conditions, inadequate water supplies and sanitation [flooding, poor sanitation and water pollution] (Since 2005 flooding in the UK has become a more important public health issue than drought. (The addition of the word poor identifies the sanitation issues of concern. Water pollution is added here for completeness of public health issues relating to safe water supplies)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. methods for monitoring and control of environmental hazards including: food and water safety, atmospheric pollution and other toxic hazards, noise nad ionising and electromagnetic radiation
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. the use of legislation in environmental control;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. appreciation of factors affecting health and safety at work (including the control of substances hazardous to health
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. occupation and health;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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health impact assessment for environmental pollution;

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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. chemical incident management.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

f) Environment:

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  1. transport policies;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. definitions including:(incubation, communicability and latent period; susceptibility, immunity and heard immunity
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. surveillance - national and international - its evaluation and use;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. methods of control;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. the design, evaluation, and management of immunisation programmes;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. choices in developing an immunisation strategy;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. the steps in outbreak investigation including the use of relevant epidemiological methods;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. knowledge of natural history, clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis and control of infections of local and international PH importance (including emerging diseases and those with consequences for effective control)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. organisation of infection control;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. a basic understanding of the biological basis, strengths and weaknesses of routine and reference microbiological techniques (see also 2d)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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  1. international aspects of communicable disease control including Port Health.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

g) [Health protection] & Communicable disease:

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[emergency preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters] (Emergency preparedness is implicit in all other sections of this part of the syllabus; this addition makes explicit those disasters to which public health makes a contribution which range from natural (such as flooding) to man-made (such as chemical spillages and terrorist attacks).

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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. collective and individual responsibilities for health, both physical and mental;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. interaction between genetics and the environment (including social, political, economic, physical and personal factors) as determinant of health (including mental health)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. ideological dilemmas and policy assumptions underlying different approaches to health promotion
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. the prevention paradox;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. health education and other methods of influencing personal lifestyles which affect health;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. appropriate settings for health promotion (e.g. schools, the workplace);
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. the value of models in explaining and predicting health-related behaviour;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. risk behaviour in health and the effect of interventions in influencing health related behavoir in professionals, patients and the public
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. theory and practice of communication with regard to heath education;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. the role of legislative, fiscal and other social policy measures in the promotion of health;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. methods of development and implementation of health promotion programmes;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. community development methods;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. partnerships;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. evaluation of health promotion, public health or public policy interventions;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. international initiatives in health promotion;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

h) Principles and practice of health promotion:

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  1. opportunities for learning from international experience.
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. evaluation of preventative actions, including the evidence base for early interventions on children and families, support for social and emotional development
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. understanding of pre-determinants of health including the effect of social cohesion on health outcomes
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. an understanding of [the role of] social marketing;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. involvement of the general public in health programmes and their effects on health care;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. concept of deprivation and its effect on health of children and adults;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. the benefits and means of community development, including the roles and cultures of partner organisations
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. health impact assessment of social and other policies;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. the role of strategic partnerships and the added value of organisations working together;
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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  1. the role of target setting, [setting targets and goals] (This addition makes explicit the role of goals as well as targets)
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2. Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; preventional and health promotion

i) Disease prevention, models of behaviour change:

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[approaches to individual behaviour change including economic and other incentives] (This addition makes explicit new paradigms of individual behaviour change and makes explicit the current focus on approaches to individual (rather than community) behaviour change)

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