Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards
What are the two great keys?
Education & Health
- Close the gap between the rich & poor
- Help us work with all public health sector institutions
- Never abandon the hope of progress
are goals to be used by the
great keys
What are the four components of a community?
- People
- A location in space
- Social Interaction
- Shared Values
What are the three arenas that community interventions focus on?
- People
- Policy
- Program
Individuals who benefit from programs and services are _____
People
The course of action chosen by public authorities to address a given problem is ________
Policy
The instruments used to make changes that improve nutritional status and health are _______
Programs
What focuses on protecting and promoting people’s health through the actions of society?
Public Health
What is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease?
Health
What is the desired outcome of health promotion?
behavior change
What type of prevention focuses on well population and promotes healthy behaviors and environments across the lifespan ?
Primary Prevention
What type of prevention focuses on at risk population and screening, periodic examinations, and early intervention?
Secondary Prevention/ Early Detection
What type of prevention focuses on established diseases and control of chronic diseases, such as treatment and care, continuing care, self management?
Disease Management & Tertiary Prevention
What are the leading causes of death in the UNITED STATES?
- HEART DISEASE
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Chronic lower respiratory disease
- Accidents
- Alzheimer’s disease
- DIABETES MELITTUS
- Influenza & pneumonia
- Nephritis
- Septicemia
Policymaking, social factors, health services, individual behavior, biology & genetics are the ________ of health
Determinants
Public Health focuses on protecting, promoting and restoring health through the actions of ________
society
- Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
-Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
-Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all
-Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages
are the overarching goals of
healthy people 2020
-Improvement of health status (↑ #’s of ppl of healthy weight)
-Reduction of health risk (↓ intake of sodium & saturated fat, ↓ smoking in adolescents)
-Reduce prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia (targets set for various age groups)
Are the major
health objectives of Healthy People 2020
What is the goal of Improvement of health status?
↑ #’s of ppl of healthy weight
What is the goal of Reduction of health risk?
↓ intake of sodium & saturated fat, ↓ smoking in adolescents
What is the goal of Reduce prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia
targets set for various age groups
Worksites Day care centers food companies hospitals state/city health department nonprofit health organizations & fitness centers are work possibilities for
Community Dietitians
State/city health department
and federal agencies
are work possibilities for
public health nutritionists
Schools, agencies, fitness centers, world & regional health organizations are the roles of
community nutritionists
what education does an RD need?
Bachelor degree
someone who takes on risk in developing a business or enterprise is a _______
entrepreneur
someone whose job is located inside a corporation or company or organization is a ________
intrapreneur
what is the essence of entrepreneurship to create value?
Innovation & creativity
-organizational & strategic planning
-develop and implement a business or operating plan
-supervise procurement of resources
-manage the integration of financial, human, physical and material resources
-supervise coordination of services
-supervise marketing functions
are all entrepreneurial
Competencies for RD’s in the community
- Identify the existing resources
- Determine the nutritional status of the community
- Determine the nutritional needs of the community
- Identify the needs that are not being met
are the four
steps to the community needs process
What are the steps in conducting a needs assessment?
- Define the problems
- Set the parameters of the assessment
- Collect data: about the community, the background conditions, the individuals the target population
- Analyze and interpret the data
- Share the findings of the assessment
- Set priorities
- Choose a plan of action
A problem that is inadequately defined is not likely to be _______.
Solved
broad statements that indicate what an assessment is expected to accomplish are _______
goals
a statement of outcomes and activities needed to fulfill the purpose of the assessment is an ______
objective
Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, & timely make up
objectives
What are the baby boomers dates?
1946-1964
What serves as an early warning signal about gaps in services or undetected nutritional problems?
changes in demographic data
What type of data is numerical?
Quantitative data
What type of data includes opinions and insights (info from stakeholders & key informants)?
Qualitative data
Vital statistics include data on figures pertaining to life such as: ________________________________
Births, Deaths, marriages
Data of organizational power and structure come from _______
directories
Data of demographic data come from ______
census bureau
Data of community health data come from ________
Fedstates, CDC
Data of existing community service and programs come from ___________________
Government agencies, local hospitals and clinics, state associations
lifestyles
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A discipline that strives to prevent disease and to improve the health nutrition and well being of individuals and groups within communities are
Community nutrition
The intentional release of disease-causing toxins micro organisms or other is
Bioterrorism
The process of enabling people to achieve their maximum potential for good health
Health promotion
A health promotion activity aimed at changing the behavior of a target audience
Intervention
Conteol physical chemic and bio focal hazards
Safe environment
Immunize to protect individuals and communities
Enhance immunity
Encourage healthful habits and discourage harmful ones
Sensible behavior
Every child should be a wanted child and every mother for and healthy
Well born children
Cautious skepticism is better than uncritical enthusiasm
Prudent health care
People who have a vested interest in identifying and addressing the nutritional problem
Stakeholders
Ppl in the know about the community and whose opinions matter
Key informants
Computerized systems used to collect analyze and display a wide array of I for
Geographic info systems GIS
