CPH Intro Flashcards
-Study of the health status of the community
-Foundations of community health
Community and Public Health
- The state of being free from illness or injury
- state of physical bodily organs and the ability of the body as a whole to function
- state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of diverse infirmity
Health
What are the interconnections of the determinants of health
- genetics
- nutrition
- lifestyle
- environment
- medical care
- Group of people with a small society
- traditionally, it has been taught of a geographic area w/ specific boundaries
- collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics
Community
Community is characterized by what elements? (6)
- membership- sense of identity and belonging
- common symbol system- similar language
- shared values and norms
- mutual influence- community members
- shared need and commitment
- shared emotional connection- members share common history, experience and mutual support.
Activities undertake within the formal structure of government and associated efforts of private and voluntary organizations
Public health system
Health status of the public?
Public Health
Health status of a defined …
ex: health status of the people of bayombong
Community Health
- the health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.
Population Health
Factors that affect the health of Communities: (4)
- Physical Factors
- Social and Cultural Factors
- Community Organization
- Individual Behaviors
- Physical Factors- Communities’ health problems can be directly influenced by their altitude, latitude, and climate.
a) __________- Quality of our natural environment is directly related to the quality of our stewardship of it.
b) __________- The larger the community, the greater its range of health problems and the greater its number of health resources.
c) __________- Provides a community with added resources for community health programs but it may bring environmental pollution and occupational injuries and illness
a) Environment
b) Community Size
c) Industrial Development
2) Social factors- Arise from the interaction of individuals or groups within the community
a) _________- arise from guidelines that individuals “inherit” from being a part of a particular society.
ex: beliefs, economy, politics, religion, social norms, socioeconomic status
a) cultural factors
3) __________- the way which a community is able to organize its…
- they are the ones who control and prevent such disaster.
Community organization
4) ___________- it takes the continuous effort of many
- if not, most of the individuals in a comm. to make a program work
Individual Behavior
International Agencies that contribute to Community health: (6)
1) WHO
2) CDC
3) NHA
4) DOH
5) FDA
6) Philippine Red Cross