Domains Of Public Health Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three domains of health?
Give some examples of each
A
Health improvement - smoking, weight
Health protection - immunisation, screening
Healthcare services - prioritisation, evidence based decisions
2
Q
Define equality
A
Everyone gets treated the same
3
Q
Define equity
A
Everyone gets the support they require
4
Q
Define justice
A
The inequity was addressed and changes were made
5
Q
Define health inequality
A
Differences between people or groups of people
that have been socially constructed
and not due to differences in genetics or physiology
6
Q
If someone has a lower life expectancy in London to Leicester what is this an example of?
A
Inequity
