History of Public Health Flashcards
Ounce of Prevention is an Ounce of Cure
Benjamin Franklin; Investing in prevention of disease will help in the long run.
Public Health
Science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles
Greatest Public Health Achievements?
Vaccination, Motor Vehicle Safety, Workplace safety, Healthier foods
Why was cancer becoming one of the main causes of death in women?
It was lifespan; if nothing else would kill them, then eventually their lifespan would cause the cancer to spread and kill.
How has public health explained increase in life expectancy?
Not the medical advancements that have increased it, but spending money on public health (vaccines, motor safety) has increased life expectancy.
Why has life expectancy gone down in the recent years?
Covid and other sanitary diseases were the causes for low life expectancy.
What led to infectious disease increase?
Increasing urbanization
How do natural disasters affect diseases?
Natural disasters allows for diseases to spread which will decrease life expectancy.
What brought down the spread of viruses?
Vaccines, Hygiene and clean water
What would happen if we stopped getting vaccines?
The viruses that used to run this world would come back.
First Vaccine ever developed for?
Small Pox; killed 1/2 billion ppl.
What came with smallpox to those who survived
Disfigurement and blindness
Diphtheria - How is spread and the mortality rate
Spread through respiratory droplets; 10% mortality rate
Symptoms
Airway Blockage, myocarditis, Kidney Failure
Rubella
Low fever, respiratory problems, light rashes spreading through skin.
