Health And Society: W1

Question 1

Public health issues examples

Answer 1

Climate change 
Alcohol 
Obesity 
Cancer 
Pandemic influenza

Question 2

What is he aim change on a bell curve graph

Answer 2

To shift it to the left

Question 3

Define public health

Answer 3

The science and art 
Of preventing disease 
Prolonging life 
And promoting health 
Through the ORGANISED EFFORTS and INFORMED CHOICES of society 
Public and private organisations 
Communities 
And individuals

Question 4

What is the prevention paradox

Answer 4

Most of the risk of disease at a population level occurs within the MODERATE (rather than high risk) groups.

Question 5

Examples of prevention paradox (2)

Answer 5

High blood pressure increases personal risk of stroke
But most strokes occur to people who have normal blood pressure as there are so many people in this demographic compared to those with high blood pressure

Obesity - 8 times more likely to be obese adult if you were obese child
But most obese adults weren’t obese as children

Question 6

Health protection vs health improvement

Answer 6

HP- 
Communicable disease control 
HI-
Health promotion 
Health services 
Prevention