Intro To Public Health

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

A complete state of mental physical and emotional well-being and not simply the absence of disease the product factors known as determinants of health

Question 2

Public health

Answer 2

The science (get the empirical data through surveys ) and art (application of the data ) to prevent disease prolong life and promote health through organized social efforts ( Sir Richard Archeson )

Question 3

History of Public health

Answer 3

• The Bible ( Leviticus )
• 500BC Greeks practice sanitation measure
• 1796 Edward Jenner 1st vaccine

Question 4

Public health approach aim and steps

Answer 4

-aim is we have a problem and we need a solution

1 surveillance- what’s the problem ( gather data to define problem )

2 risk factors identification ( what’s the cause of the problem ) identify cause and also look at health disparities ( why some people don’t have the problem )

3 intervention evaluation ( use multiple interactions and identify most effective )

4 implementation ( use most effective intervention)

Question 5

Prevent disease and method

Answer 5

-protect at risk population( most likely To contract specific disease )from attracting specific disease in the first place

-create risk profile ( find who is at risk at magnitude of their risk )
-primary prevention ( prevent disease at all ) through ;
1 education people
2 public health policies
3 surveillance

Question 6

Prolonging life and method

Answer 6

-treatment of disease to improve quality and longevity of ones life

-secondary prevention ( treatment of disease in its early stages via :
1 screening
2 rehab

Question 7

Promote health and method

Answer 7

-Using individual community and population levels to promote healthy encourage you to Healthy lifestyle

Reduce health inequalities
Support healthy lifestyle
Health promoting policies
Support community development

Question 8

Iceberg of healthy

Answer 8

• as severity of a disease increase people are more likely to seek medical care from professionals
• perceived illness /self-care /drugstore traditional Healer /secondary care /primary care ( top )

Question 9

Essential Public Health Services

Answer 9

1Assessment
-monitor, diagnose and investigate

2 Policy development
- educate, mobilize community partnerships, empower ,develop policies inform

3 Assurance
-enforce laws ,evaluate ,assure competent workforce

Question 10

National Community health strategy. And objectives

Answer 10

-strategy of Malawi to implement Public health

Objectives
1 Health service delivery -deliver essential health packages at community level

2 Human Resources- Build sufficient and well trained health work force

3 ICT - promote community health information system

4 community engagement - empower ownership of health by community

5 leadership and coordination- Policy support to ensure that policies are being followed