Group and Public health – definition, basic group of indices. Factors and trends of group and public health.

Question 1

definition of Group health & Public health

Answer 1

Group health ⇒ the health of social and ethnic groups within a population

Public health ⇒ the health of a population and a society as a whole

Question 2

what are the three main determinants of public health

Answer 2

Demographic indices“population information”

• shows the mortality rate & natural growth of the population

Diseases Incidence “population health”

• • the increase or decrease in emergence of diseases
• ↑socially important diseases
  
  • ↑TB, Mental disorders, STD’s,
  • ↑temporary incapacity for work d/2 CVD, Endocrine disorders, Musculoskeletal diseases

Physical development & activity

• Combination of morphological, functional and mental indices
• dynamics of the growth of human’s organism and its possibilities for adaptation to the changing environment
• indices:
  
  • anthropometric: height & weight
  • physiometric: vital capacity & strength
  • somatoscopic: stature, sex signs
  • physical activity: speed & power

Question 3

what trends are in groups and public health

Answer 3

1. social important diswases in younger people
2. temporary incapacity for work d.2 CV diseases
3. Acceleration

Question 4

What is acceleration?

Answer 4

• Anthropomorphic = height/weight
• Physiosiometric= vital capacity
• Physical activity = speed and power

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Question 5

What are the theories of acceleration

Answer 5

Heliogenic theory of Koch: affected by sun activity cycles. Woman
accelerate faster than men Nitrogenous theory of lenox: children eat foods with higher density. Humanis acceleration due to high energy food intake.

Theory of fox for lifestyle level : Different social levels
accelerate at different rates. Poor people accelerate faster for survival.

Theory of cyclic changes: is just an increase in cycle
and we may even see a decrease.

Radiowave theory of traube

Theory of urbanisation stress

Question 6

What are the social problems with acceleration ?

Answer 6

• Earlier exposure sexual life
• No sense of social responsibility => takes time to develop
• Non adapted to school program
• Military service problems
• Earlier drug abuse, tobacco smoking and alcohol d/2 earlier maturation

Question 7

morbidity definiition

Answer 7

totality of all new and old registered diseases for a certain year for which medical help was searched for

Question 8

definition of fresh incidence

Answer 8

number of new found diseases / the population at risk ^x10n

Question 9

10 socially important diseases in bulgaria

Answer 9

1) CVD- men at 40 y/0
2) oncology
3) endocrine diseases
4) resp- probably rhe most important. Shows the distribution is close