Intro to PH

Question 1

definition of public health

Answer 1

what we, as a society, do to collectively assure the conditions in which people can be healthy

Question 2

mission of public health

Answer 2

–social justice for basic necessities
–accepts collective burdens

Question 3

focus of public health

Answer 3

populations and communities or groups within them

Question 4

goal of public health

Answer 4

promote health and prevent disease within population

Question 5

upstream thinking

Answer 5

not treating the disease after it occurs, but analyzing why it is occurring and use this knowledge to prevent it

Question 6

upstream thinking focus

Answer 6

modifying political, economic, and environmental factors to support better health outcomes

Question 7

definition of social determinants of health

Answer 7

conditions in the environments where people are born, live, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks

Question 8

five domains of social determinants of health

Answer 8

–economic stability
–education access and quality
–healthcare access and quality
–neighborhood and built environment
–social and community context

Question 9

examples of social determinants of health

Answer 9

–safe housing, transport, neighborhoods
–racism, discrimination, violence
–education, job opportunities, income
–access to nutritious foods
–polluted air and water
–language and literacy skills

Question 10

Healthy People 2030 SDH goals

Answer 10

–reduce # of people in poverty
–reduce # of people without medical care and/or prescriptions when they need them
–reduce # of days people are exposed to unhealthy air
–reduce deaths from MVCs
–increase # of adolescents in foster care who are ready for adulthood

Question 11

primary level of prevention

Answer 11

–prevention of problems BEFORE they occur
–promotes health and protects against threats to health

Question 12

secondary level of prevention

Answer 12

–detects and treats problems in their early stages
–early detection/diagnosis and intervention/treatment

Question 13

tertiary level of prevention

Answer 13

–limits further negative effects from an existing problem
–limitation of disability and rehab

Question 14

example of primary level of prevention

Answer 14

EDUCATION, vaccine clinics

Question 15

example of secondary level of prevention

Answer 15

screenings

Question 16

example of tertiary level of prevention

Answer 16

–swim therapy
–shelter services after natural disaster
–mental health counseling referral

Question 17

purpose of assessment

Answer 17

investigates health needs and problems and analyze determinants of health

Question 18

essential services with assessment

Answer 18

–monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
–diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

Question 19

purpose of policy development

Answer 19

–advocate for resources
–prioritize and address health needs
–plan and develop policies to address the priority health needs

Question 20

essential services with policy development

Answer 20

–inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
–mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
–develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

Question 21

purpose of assurance

Answer 21

–manage resources, implement programs to address priority health needs, and evaluate how those interventions are affecting the pop.
–informing communities about health issues that could impact them and what resources are available to them

Question 22

essential services of assurance

Answer 22

–enforce laws and regulations
–link people with needed health services
–assure competent public and personal HC workforce
–evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
–research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

Question 23

red interventions

Answer 23

–surveillance
–disease and other health event investigation
–outreach
–screening

Question 24

surveillance

Answer 24

describes and monitors health events through ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data (BP screenings)

Question 25

green interventions

Answer 25

–referral and follow-up
–case management
–delegated functions

Question 26

blue interventions

Answer 26

–health teaching
–counseling
–consultation

Question 27

orange interventions

Answer 27

–collaboration
–coalition building
–community organizing

Question 28

yellow interventions

Answer 28

–advocacy
–social marketing
–policy development
–policy enforcement