Improving Health: What do doctors contribute? Flashcards
1
Q
What is the “river of prevention”?
A
A series of factors and powers which, should they fail or not execute correctly, cause a breakdown in public health
2
Q
What is the order of factors in the river of prevention?
A
Social inequalities Institutional power Neighbourhood conditions Risk behaviours Disease & Injury Mortality
3
Q
What fact does the “clinical iceberg” show?
A
Most symptoms are managed in the community without people seeking professional health care
4
Q
What is the formula for prevalence?
A
Prevalence = Incidence x Duration
5
Q
In what year was healthcare established across the UK?
A
1948
6
Q
When was health care and health policy devolved?
A
1999
7
Q
What are the components of a health and social care partnership?
A
Adult social care services
Adult community health services
Some adult acute health services
