Introduction Flashcards
What is health?
WHO = “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity”
What was the new direction for public health?
-Health = fundamental right
-Highest level of health world-wide = social goal -WHO
-Health inequalities = unacceptable
-Governments have responsibility for health of their people
What does the Ottawa Charter (1986) state?
Health for ALL!
What is health promotion?
Process of enabling people to inc control over & to improve their health.
What must be achieved for health?
To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual/group
must identify & to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs, & to change or cope w/ the env
Who’s resposibility is health?
Not just responsibility of health sector - also goes beyond this
What is public health?
-WHO = The science & art of preventing disease, prolonging life & promoting
health through organized efforts of society
-WHO = aims to provide max benefit for largest no. of people
Definition of public health.
*The ‘science’ of public health is concerned with making a diagnosis of a population’s,
rather than an individual’s, health problems, establishing the causes and effects of those
problems, and determining effective interventions.
*The ‘art’ of public health is to create and use opportunities to implement effective
solutions to population health and health care problems.
What are the 2 models of health?
-Medical Model of Health
-Social model of Health
What ate the 3 AIMS of public health?
What is public health prevention?
“The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to
eliminate the need of a physician.”
What can prevention within puclic health, achivee?
-Delay
-Complete prevention
What are the 3 domains of public health?
What are the 6 domains of public health action?
What are the 3/10 threats to global health in 2019 - WHO?
1-Non-communicable diseases
2-Air pollution & climate change
3-Vaccine hesitancy
Who does public health matter?
Examples of recent public health achievements?
-Reduced sugar intake as a result of the ‘sugar tax”
-Fewer infectious diseases, due to improved hygiene and vaccination
-Putting fluoride into drinking water, resulting in reduced tooth decay and tooth loss
-Reduction in no.s of people smoking (ban on smoking in public places - estimated to save
NHS over £380 million a year)
What are 10 key public health priorities?
What is epidemiology?
“The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states in specified
populations, & the application of this study to control health problems”
What is the public health approach?
