Introduction to Community and Public Health [Batch 2027] Flashcards
hale, sound whole
● Hal
○ “As a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
World Health Organization (1947)
○ ______is dynamic, not a state.
Health
■ It is constantly changing
dynamic
■ Along with the dimensions mentioned above, it should also include political, economical, and spiritual
Insufficient dimensions
■ Along with the dimensions mentioned above, it should also include ______, _________, and _______
political
economical
spiritual
The definition is _____
■ Making it difficult to measure health as defined by WHO
Subjective
The definition is _____-
Subjective
Health is a _____not an end product
means
it promotes other than a healthy lifestyle
conducive
Community ______rather than an individual construct
level construct
○ “A means to achieve desirable goals in life while maintaining a multidimensional equilibrium that is operationalized for individuals as well as for communities.”
Sharma and Romas (2012)
● A group of individuals who share common interests and characteristics
COMMUNITY
○ Geographical Area / Location
○ Historical Heritage
○ Similar experience
○ Values and Concerns
○ Rules, regulations, and policies
Characteristics
a densely settled territory with 50,000 or more people
- Urbanized Areas
a densely settled territory with atleast 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000
- Urban Clusters
all territory, population, and housing units located outside urbanized areas and urban clusters
- Rural
○ “The health status of a community and … the organized responsibilities of public health, school, health, transportation, safety, and other tax-supported functions, with voluntary and private actions to promote and protect the health of local populations identified as communities.”
● Green and Ottoson (1999)
entails health education and the creation of environmental conditions conducive to good health
Promotion
water purification, preservation of air quality, environmental sanitation, food hygiene, drug safety, and related activities that reduces or eliminates harmful effects of environmental hazards
Protection