Intro and Public Health

Question 1

describe the triad of populations

Answer 1

time - seasonal changes, emergent vs chronic
place - geographic variation
person

Question 2

what is person of the triad split into

Answer 2

personal character ie age, sex, ethnicity
immune status genetic 
marital status 
living conditions 
behaviours

Question 3

what is population health

Answer 3

concerned with understanding the distribution and causes of ill health
compares patterns in populations over time and why

Question 4

what is public health

Answer 4

science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts and societal choices

Question 5

what are the 4 domains of public health

Answer 5

wider determinants
health improvement
health protection
healthcare and premature mortality

Question 6

what are the indicators of public health used for

Answer 6

provide an overview of the health needs of pop
guide investment
monitor trends and improvements

Question 7

what are the three H of public health

Answer 7

health improvement - promotion/prevention
health protection - infection and emergency repose
improving health services - organisations and policies

Question 8

what are the three types of prevention in public health

Answer 8

primary - preventing the onset of disease - reduce the incidence stop before disease or injury occurs eg smoking or diet intervention

secondary - detecting a disease in its earliest stages - catch it early - screening tests

tertiary - arrest progress of established disease and native consequences

Question 9

what is an external cause of death and who are most susceptible

Answer 9

accidental deaths, intentional self harm and suicide or assault
young age groups

Question 10

what are the boundaries of lost years of life

Answer 10

A person who dies at age 10 has lost 60 years of life
A person who dies at 60 age has lost 10 years
A person who dies over the age of 70 have lost no years

1 person who has lost 40 years of expected life2 people who have lost 20 years of expected life
4 people who have each lost 10 years of expected life
40 people who have each lost 1 year of expected life

Question 11

what did donabedian recognise about feasibility for outcomes of measure of evaluations

Answer 11

needs to use a range of indicators that measure
structure - all factor that affect the context in which intervention is delivered

process - sum of action that make up intervention

outcome - all the effects of the intervention on the tract group or population