Final Exam - Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention Flashcards
Public health definition:
The science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health…
What is the purpose of public health?
Promote
Prevent
Protect
What organization came up with the four part definition of public health?
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
What are the core functions of public health?
Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
What do Public Health and Clinical Prevention have in common?
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
What are the six public health disciplines?
Epidemiology Statistics Biomedical Sciences Environmental Health Science Social and Behavioral Sciences Health Policy and Management
What is Epidemiology?
The basic science of public health
What is Statistics?
- Collection of data on population
- Used to calculate risks/benefits
What are Biomedical Sciences?
Infectious disease, etc.
What is the leading factor in affecting people’s health?
Social and Behavioral Sciences
What is the public health approach?
1) Identify the health problem
2) Identify the risk factors
3) Development and test community level interventions
4) Implement interventions
5) Monitor the interventions
How do you stop the chain of causation?
Intervention: break it
Market Justice vs Social Justice
Market = $ first Social = People first
