Intro In Public Health Flashcards
absence of disease
Or
WHO definition: “physical, mental, and social & spiritual well-
being” [not merely the absence of diseasel]
I talk about ?
Health
• Every cell & organ in the body is functioning at optimum
capacity & in harmony with the rest of other organs.
What is the branch of health describe above ?
Physical health
• Sound relationships with friends, family & the community as a
whole.
What is the branch of health describe above ?
Social
> Maintaining the relationship with ALLAH
Having spiritual direction & purpose.
Living according to one’s ethics, morals, & values.
What is the branch of health describe above ?
Spiritual
> Ability to recognize reality & cope with the demands of daily life.
Sound thinking, taking decision, self esteem & dealing with conflicts.
What is the branch of health describe above ?
Mental
• Any deviation from the normal health state that is manifested
by a characteristic set of symptoms & signs and whose
I talk about ?
Disease
What is The Definitions of public health:
> organized effort
reduction of morbidity & mortality
improvements in health
What is The Modern definitions of epidemiology?
> distributions in populations (s
> determinants of health and disease
> control of health problems
What is the main function of Clinical Medicine in Public Health?
1.prevention of diseases & the maintenance of good health
2. diagnosis of diseases and treatment.
• Main unit of concern in epi is ?
Population
> Main unit of concern in Clinical medicine?
Individul
> Epi is “methodologic backbone” of public health
For your knowledge
Objective of Public Health?
To prevent diseases
Managemen of Public health is ?
Community health program.
Evaluatior Public Health is ?
Assessment of health programs
& health status of a communits
by calculation of rates.
Objective of clinical medicine is ?
To cure diseases
Evaluation of clinical medicine is ?
Follow up of patient
> How does public health differ from other branches of
Medicine?
Public health reaches out to people (the key is 3P) :
1. Prevention of disease
2. Promotion of health
3.provision of primary medical care
What is / are other branches of medicine largely provide?
diagnostic and treatment services to patients who seek treatment.
True or false
• Today health is not merely an absence of disease; it is related
to quality of life ?
True
True or false
The doctor is also responsible for those who need his service but can
not come to the clinic.
TRUE
Progression of disease in an individual over time . Review this slid in your note page 21
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related to disease or disability ?
Morbidity
Related yo death ?
Mortality
Is much greater than normal occurrence of acondition
Epidemic
Is an epidemic on multiple continents
Pandemic
normal occurrence of a condition ( conceder a chronic disease )
Endemic
Proportion of population with a condition
Prevalence
rate or risk of developing a condition
Incidence
“Public health refers to what ?
1.to prevent disease,
2.promote health
3.prolong life among the population as a whole
“Public health refers to what ?
1.to prevent disease,
2.promote health
3.prolong life among the population as a whole
what is The Public Heath Efforts include
The Key is (( PC SHy—>بيك شي))
_Control of infection
_Sanitation
•Health Education
•Provision of health care service.
“The aims to enable people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve
their health” . What is mean:
A) Health education
B) Health promotion
B
“The empowers individuals and communities to make informed decisions about their health behaviors and lifestyle choices” it mean :
A) Health education
B) Health promotion
A
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” focuses on measures to contain and manage the spread of infectious diseases and other health threats
within communities “
Disease control
“involves efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of illness and injury”
Disease prevention
What is The Mission of Public Health???
- Assure people to be healthy
- Provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people.
- Assuring that all populations have access to appropriate and
cost-effective care
Public health professionals try to prevent problems from happening or re-occurring; through what ??
The Key ((ICe DRenk))
1.implementing educational programs.
2.developing health policies.
3.regulating health systems.
4.conducting research.
“is the study of human behavior from
several different subject (discipline) areas” . What is wean ??
Behavioural Science
Health Education focuses on ways
that encourage people to make healthy choices.Through What ??
The Key ((IDSH))
1. implementation of health programs
2.Development of community-wide education programs which promoting healthy lifestyles to preventing disease and injury.
3. ‘Stopping the spread of communicable diseases
4. helping youth recognize the dangers of smoking
implementation of health programs including what ??
The Key ((MD HHhhhh))
1.Mental healtr
2. Disability program.
3. Health promotion and disease prevention program.
4.Health education and behavior change
“Application of statistics to biology, medicine, nursing to Estimating the number of deaths from different health problems “ what does this mean ?
Biostatistics
{Not biostat }
“ The air pollution; the safe water; radiation, noise, chemicals,
and the complex interactions between human genetics and
our surroundings” ??
Environmental Health
Environmental risk factors can cause diseases such as what?
asthma, cancer, and food poisoning.
“ are asked to investigate the cause of the disease and control its spread”. What is meann??
Epidemiologists
According to Maternal and Child Health, give me three of this services??
- Providing access to birth control
- promoting the health of a pregnant woman
- Detection of “High risk pregnancy”.
- dispensing vaccinations to children is part of maternal and child
health.
Give me three Public Health Policy
- impact of seat belt laws on traffic deaths
- Implementation of smoking prevention policies
- lodization of salt and fluoridation of water.
