Intro to Public Health

Question 1

public health definition

Answer 1

what we do to collectively assure the conditions in which people can be healthy

Question 2

PH mission

Answer 2

social justice which entitles all to basic necessities
- adequate income, health protection
- accepts collective burden to make it possible

Question 3

PH focus

Answer 3

on populations and communities
- also groups within them

Question 4

PH goal

Answer 4

promote health and prevent disease

Question 5

PH outcome

Answer 5

healthy communities and population

Question 6

hospital vs PH nursing

Answer 6

hospital:
- individuals
- cure disease
- secondary/tertiary prevention
PH:
- population
- promote health and disease prevention
- primary prevention

Question 7

type of thinking used in Ph

Answer 7

upstream
- WHY is disease happening rather than curing disease

Question 8

upstream thinking involves

Answer 8

modifying economic, political, environmental

Question 9

determinants of health

Answer 9

things that can have an impact on our health

Question 10

3 determinants of health

Answer 10

• social/economic
• physical environment
• individual characteristics and behaviors

Question 11

social determinants

Answer 11

conditions in the environment where people born, live, work, play, worship, and age
- affect health, functioning, quality of life outcomes

Question 12

5 domains of social determinants

Answer 12

• economic stability
• education access and quality
• health care access and quality
• neighborhood and built environment
• social and community context

Question 13

health disparities

Answer 13

preventable differences in health outcomes

Question 14

primary prevention

Answer 14

prevents problems before they occur
- education

Question 15

secondary prevention

Answer 15

detects and treats problem in early stages
- screening
- target populations with inc risk to prevent long term effects

Question 16

tertiary prevention

Answer 16

limits further negative effects from an existing problem
- already sick
- process to restore back to health

Question 17

3 core functions

Answer 17

assessment
policy development
assurance

Question 18

assessment as core function

Answer 18

investigating health needs and problems
- monitor health status to identify problems
- diagnosis and investigate health problems

Question 19

policy development as core function

Answer 19

developing policies that address priority needs
- inform, educate, empower
- mobilize community partners
- develop policies and plans that support

Question 20

assurance as a core function

Answer 20

assuring the community and health services are available and they are aware of the how the problems can impact them
- enforce laws and regulation
- link ppl with health services
- assure competent workforce
- evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, quality
- research for new insights

Question 21

intervention wheel

Answer 21

identifying and categorizing interventions of public health nursing

Question 22

10 assumptions of intervention wheel

Answer 22

• requires knowledge and skills of PH
• focus is populations
• considers determinants of health
• priorities identifies by assessment of community health
• emphasizes prevention
• intervene at all levels of practice
• uses nursing process at all levels
• common set of interventions
• contributes to achievement of 10 essential services
• grounded in a set of values and beliefs