C2 Flashcards
Hippocrates is known for all of the following contributions to the history of medicine EXCEPT
A) the code of Hammurabi
B) the observed associations between certain diseases and such factors as geography, climate, diet, and living conditions
C) the Hippocratic Oath
D) the distinction between endemic diseases and epidemic diseases
E) the belief that health was the result of balance and disease the result of imbalance
A
During the 1700s, the miasmas theory held that
disease was caused when vapors rising from rotting refuse were inhaled
Caduceus had two daughters, Hygeia and Panacea.
F
What was the first major recognition of the importance of lifestyle in promoting health and well-being? Hint: This publication emphasizes prevention through lifestyle and environmental strategies.
“Healthy People”
Which of the following emerged in the 1980’s and is led by the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), which includes community members in the planning and promotion of school health initiatives?
a. )School Health Initiatives (SHI)
b. )School Health in America (SHIA)
c. ) Healthy Schools Program (HSP)
d. )Coordinated Health for Students (CHP)
e. )Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP)
E
The capacity of individuals to access, interpret, and understand basic health information and services, and the skills to use the information and services to promote health is known as “health literacy.”
T
The social media act of 1935 did what for the federal government?
involved the federal government in social issues, including health
Prior to the Great Depression, medical services were provided by…
relatives and friends
The School Health Education Study was a major study of significance to school health education.
T
Which ancient civilization showed signs of bathrooms and drains?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Which group of people were considered “the healthiest people of the time”?
Egyptians
True or False: The Middle Ages (or Dark Ages) were a time of prosperity and political civility.
F
The earliest written record concerning public health is the
Code of Hammurabi
The first people to emphasize prevention rather than treatment of disease.
Greeks
T/F 3) The era from the collapse of the Roman Empire in 500 B.C. to about A.D. 1500 is known as the Middle Ages.
T
Patient education has emerged as a major source of employment for health education specialists.
F
What is one way you can acquire experience for a desired health education/promotion position?
Volunteer time in the desired health education/promotion setting.
Within the college setting, there are typically two types of positions that health education specialists hold. They are:
Faculty and Health education specialist in a wellness center
In 1946, what act did Congress pass to improve the distribution and enhance the quality of hospitals?
National Hospital Survey and Construction Act
What period was known as the reform phase of public health?
1900-1920
Asclepius has been credited as being the first epidemiologist and father or modern medicine.
F
The oldest written document relating to health care is the Code of Hammurabi.
f
The Romans are famous for advancements in which area of healthcare?
Public hygiene
The Renaissance period was characterized by
Barbers being the main source for health information
from 1875-1900 was known as the ____ period of public health
bacteriological
Occurring in 1935, this made funding available for state health departments and their programs, including sanitary facilities and maternal and child health (3 words)
social security act
Was the first major recognition of the importance of lifestyle in promoting health and well-being in the U.S.
healthy people
Associated with the Age of Enlightenment, it was the belief that disease was formed in filth and that epidemics were caused by some type of poison that developed in the putrefaction process
miasmas theory
The era from the collapse of the Roman Empire in 500 B.C. to about A.D. 1500
middle ages
Hypothesized that cholera was caused by microorganisms in the drinking water from one particular pump - removing the pump handle abated the epidemic
snow
Published his Report on an Inquiry into the Sanitary Conditions of the Labouring Population of Great Britain which documented the deplorable conditions of the laboring class of Great Britain. This document made a strong case that the conditions were the cause of much disease and suffering
Chadwick
The capacity of individuals to access, interpret, and understand basic health information and services, and the skills to use the information and services to promote health.
health literacy
This concept emerged in the 1980’s. It’s leadership is provided by school health advisory council (SHAC), which includes community members in the planning and promotion of school health initiatives (abbreviation)
CSHP
Daughter of Asclepius, was given the ability to treat disease
Panacea
The first spokesperson for teaching health in schools. He was elected secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education in 1837 and called for mandatory hygiene programs that would help students understand their bodies and the relationship between their behaviors and health
Mann
Developed an extensive system of underground sewers and public and private baths. First to build hospitals
Romans
Proposed the germ theory of disease, introducing the first scientific approach to immunization and developed a technique to pasteurize milk
Pasteur
This time period was characterized by the gradual rebirth of thinking about the world and humankind in a more naturalistic and holistic fashion
Renaissance
Occurring during the Middle Ages; also known as the Black Death. May have been most severe epidemic the world has ever known, killing between one quarter and one third of some populations
Bubonic plague
This report, published in 1974 by the Canadian Ministry of Health and Welfare, presented epidemiological evidence supporting the importance of lifestyle and environmental factors to health and sickness
Lalonde
Contained laws pertaining to health practices and physicians including the first known fee schedule
Code of Hammurabi
Was responsible for changing the name from hygiene education to health education, emphasizing healthy living and health behavior rather than physiology and hygiene
Jean
During the 1800’s, this was believed to cause many public health problems such as smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and tuberculosis
overcrowding
Developed the Report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts which jump-started the public health reform movement in the United States, providing a vision for how to improve the public’s health
Shattuck
Formed by community members (such as parents; medical, health, and safety professionals/; and political, religious, and corporate or business leaders) to assist with the planning and promotion of school health initiatives (abbreviation)
SHAC
The first people to emphasize prevention rather than treatment of disease. They also emphasized the concept of balance between the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of the person
Greeks
Famous Greek physician from Asclepian tradition. First epidemiologist and the father of modern medicine. Observed and recorded associations between certain diseases and such factors as geography, climate, diet, and living conditions. The first to distinguish
“endemic” diseases and ‘epidemic’ diseases
Hippocrates
Daughter of Asclepius, was given the ability to prevent disease
Hygeia
Staff and serpent of the physician, was a symbol of the temples of Asclepius
Caduceus
