Introduction To Community And Public Health Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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Lifestyle diseases. Poor Dietary intake, lack of physical activity, drug abuse, alcohol abuse.

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Chronic diseases

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What is primary secondary and tertiary healthcare in broken leg accident

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Primary – first aid
Secondary – emergency room
Tertiary – surgery

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3
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At least 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000 people

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Urban Clusters

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4
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Biological factors

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Age distribution, gender distribution, and genetic makeup distribution

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5
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Understaffed and under
funded

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Strengthens local and state health
departments

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Group of individuals who share common interests and characteristics

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Community

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The art and science of health promotion, disease prevention, disability limitation, and
rehabilitation

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Preventive Medicine

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A field of medicine that works to understand how social and economic factors affect health and illness so that societal conditions
can be created that foster good health

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Social Medicine

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Shortcomings

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  1. Health is dynamic and constantly changing
  2. Insufficient dimensions: political, economical, and spiritual
  3. Health is subjective
  4. Idealistic rather than realistic
  5. Health is not an individual level but community level
  6. Health is an end product rather than a means or way
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10
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Overt actions that have a specific
frequency, interest, and duration

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Behavioral factors

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11
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Multiple nations

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International Health

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General or as a whole

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Community

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13
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Activities/services provided by
healthcare professionals acting as first point of contact/consultation for all patients within healthcare system

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Primary healthcare

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Organized responsibilities of community health

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Public health, school health, transportation, safety, and other tax supported functions

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A branch of medicine that deals with populations as opposed to individuals and that provides
health care at the community level.

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Community Medicine

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16
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All nations

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Global Health

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17
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What is dedicated money and grant money

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dedicated money – fund
grant money - charity

18
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Consists of organizations, policy, and environmental efforts to improve good health

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Health promotion

19
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What fertility rate is higher

20
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Advertising, raising awareness, entails health education and creating an environment that is
conducive to good health. Goal is
voluntary behavior change.

21
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Future of Public Health

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Institute of Medicine (1988)

22
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Individuals in a community are bound to each other by

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Social, Religious, Ethnic, Occupational, or other characteristics that they have in common

23
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The health status of people who may or may not identify themselves as a community
and the efforts and conditions directed toward that group by means that may or may not be organized

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Population Health

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Social factors

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Economic conditions, Occupational distribution, and Political milieu

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Stigma
Strengthens mental health programs and services
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Specific sector in a community
Population
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Created definition and functions of public health
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
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6 Shortcomings in the definition of WHO
PESPMS – Physical, Economical, Social, Political, Mental, Spiritual
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Ways and extents of organization with the community
Organizational factors
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Meaning of hal
Hale, sound, whole
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Preventing and controlling illness and maintaining the maximum functioning of the community. Example is COVID-19 vaccine
Maintenance
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- Quality of air - Quality of environmental sanitation - Quality of water supply - Quality of food - Protection against radiation - Protection against noise pollution
Environmental factors
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Cultural factors
- Beliefs attributed to a particular social ethnic or age group - Religion - Racial and ethnic people
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Fewer patients. More specialized form. Cancer management and neurosurgeries
Tertiary healthcare
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Communicable disease
Infectious diseases
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Health status of the community
Community health
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Government ran and funded by tax dollars
Public health
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All activities that can reduce harmful effects of environmental hazards. Functions are water purification, air quality, environment sanitation, food hygiene, and drug safety
Protection
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All territory, population, and housing units located outside
Rural
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Areas densely settled territory with 50,000 or more people
Urban Areas
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Certificate in public health is awarded for all the graduates on council in education of public health.
Adequate training of community and public health professionals
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Provided by medical specialists associated by hospital-based care
Secondary healthcare