Exam 1 Flashcards
Define Public Health
The practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences.
How does the “intervention model” work?
By defining scope of PHN practice by interventions and level of practice (individual/family, community, system) rather than by the “site” of service i.e a school.
Who is Lillian Ward and what did she do?
Coined the term Public health nurse for nurses who work outside of hospitals in poor or middle class communities
She started teaching hygiene classes
Who is Clara Barton?
Founder of the American Red Cross
Who is Ada Mayo Stewert
First Occupational Health Nurse
Who is Florence Nightingale and what did she do?
A nurse is in war times, promotes that the environment effects the patient and hygiene is a necessity. Would make sure patients had clean sheets, bandages and fresh air.
What are some public health departments?
Immunization clinics
Well-child care education
Maternal services
TB clinicals
STD clinicals
Family planning
Define population
Groips of people who share 1 or more characteristics
What are determinists
The range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
What is primary level of disease prevention?
Prevention- education, policies (like seat belt laws), vaccines
What is secondary level of disease prevention?
Early identification and treatment- screeenings, treatment early with out complications
What is tertiary level prevention of disease prevention?
Late treatment if illness designed to limit complications and allow rehabilitions. - cardiac rehab, teaching asthmatics about triggers
Who is John Snow and what did he do?
John snow is the father of epidemiology. He was able to prove people were contracting cholera from the Broad St Pump.
What is Epidemiology
Science of Public Health
The study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specific populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems
What are the components of the epidemiologic triangle?
Environment(climate, population, issues, scioeco factors) - Agent(infectious, chemical, physical) - Host (genetic susceptibility, age/sex/culture, immunologic status, lifestyle)
