Intro to Public Health Flashcards
it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health
Based on the factors influencing health and well-being, many deaths are ______
premature
A substantial proportion of death can be _________
avoided
Public health is related to ________________
preventing premature and avoidable deaths
Measures directed to group of people (not individuals) to promote, protect and preserve health
public health
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting
health and efficiency through organized community effort
public health
who gave comprehensive definition of public health
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (1920)
in medical fields, who treats diseases and injuries of one patient at a time
clinicians
in public health, who prevents disease and injury
us
Who work with communities and populations
Public health researchers, practitioners and educators
Who identify the causes of disease and disability
Public health researchers,
practitioners and educators
Who implement large scale solutions
Public health researchers,
practitioners and educators
in public health, who work to find a vaccine for malaria
microbiologists
Who research ways to discourage populations from smoking.
Behavioral scientists
Who work to discover which foods prevent cancer
Environmental health scientists
Who evaluate health insurance programs and make recommendations
health policy analysts
Who identify trends in health and illness, looking for links, causes and interventions in areas such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and infant mortality
epidemiologists
it is a population-based
public health
Emphasis on collective responsibility for health, its protection and disease prevention
public health
Recognizes the key role of the state, linked to a concern for the underlying socio economic and wider determinants of health, as well as disease
public health
Emphasis on partnerships with all those that contribute to the health of the population
public health
what are the two public health approaches?
public health and health care
A public health approach that is a population focus
public health
A public health approach that is an individual patient focus
health care
