CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH Flashcards
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health
PUBLIC HEALTH
“The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.”
CHARLES EDWARD AMORY WINSLOW
It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public health is typically divided into:
- epidemiology,
- biostatistics and health services,
- environmental, social, behavioral, and occupational health and other important subfields.
is the method used to FIND THE CAUSES of health outcomes and diseases in populations.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
is the study (scientific, systematic, and data-driven) of the distribution (frequency, pattern) and determinants (causes, risk factors) of health-related states and events (not just diseases) in SPECIFIED POPULATIONS (neighborhood, school, city, state, country, global).
EPIDEMIOLOGY
prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by medical and allied health professions
CLINICAL CARE
clinical care is also known as
HEALTH CARE
factor that contributes to the generation of a trait.
DETERMINANT
occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related event clearly in EXCESS OF NORMAL EXPECTANCY.
EPIDEMIC OR OUTBREAK
usually refers to a larger geographic distribution of illness or health-related events
EPIDEMIC
RESULT of a medical condition that DIRECTLY AFFECTS the length or quality of a person’s life.
HEALTH OUTCOME
Public health aims to provide ___________________ with the right to be healthy and live in conditions that support health.
GROUPS OF PEOPLE
A(n) ________________________ is a disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected for a given time and place.
EPIDEMIC OR OUTBREAK
The 10 Essential Elements of Public Health The 10 Essential Elements of Public Health
- MONITOR HEALTH STATUS
- DIAGNOSE AND INVESTIGATE
- INFORM, EDUCATE, EMPOWER
- MOBILIE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
- DEVELOP POLICIES AND PLANS
- ENFORCE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- LINK PEOPLE TO NEEDED PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES
- ASSURE A COMPETENT WORKPLACE
- EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS
- RESEARCH FOR NEW INSIGHTS
A status of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity regarded as person’s physical and psychological capacity to establish and MAINTAIN BALANCE.
HEALTH
refers to condition which enables a person to maintain a STRONG AND HEALTHY BODY.
PHYSICAL HEALTH
refers to how a person thinks of himself, control his emotions and adjust to environment.
MENTAL HEALTH
refers to ways a person feels, think and acts towards everybody around him
SOCIAL HEALTH
ASPECTS OF HEALTH
PHYSICAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
SOCIAL HEALTH
are expressions of the success or failure of a person to respond adaptively to environmental challenges
HEALTH OR DISEASE
SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE of the host against forces landing to disturb body equilibrium
HEALTH
FAILURE OF THE BODY DEFENSE mechanism to cope with forces tending to disturb body equilibrium
DISEASE
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE OUR HEALTH
FAMILY HISTORY
ENVIRONMENT
BEHAVIORS / LIFESTYLES
