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Lecture 1 - The basics Flashcards

1
Q

What ISNT public health?

A

Actual medical treatment

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2
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What does public health do? (5 things)

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  1. Disease control and prevention
  2. Safe drug and consumer products
  3. Limit environmental exposure
  4. Assure water and air quality
  5. Promote healthy lifestyle
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3
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Why is public health a wise investment?

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Helps people save money, enjoy a good and long life with limited illness

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4
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Since 1900, the average American life span has increased by how many years?

A

30

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5
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Of the 30 years, how many years are due to actual medical care and drugs?

A

5 years

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6
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Of the 30 years, how many are due to public health impact?

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25 years

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7
Q

People are actually treated only _____ but public health exists ____

A

sometimes, all the time

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8
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Public health focuses on _______health concerns

A

COMMUNITY

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9
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What is the vision of public health in America?

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Healthy people in healthy communities

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10
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What is the mission of public health in America?

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Promote physical and mental health, prevent disease, injury, disability

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11
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Does equal access to health services exist?

A

NO - we try to close the gap as much as possible

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12
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Public health prevents ______ and the spread of _____

A

prevents epidemics and the spread of disease

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13
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Public health protects against _______hazards

A

environmental health hazards

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14
Q

Public health responds to _____ and assists in _____

A

responds to disasters and assists in recovery

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15
Q

What are the 2 ways to address a public health issue

A
  1. Initiate policies
  2. Promote awareness
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16
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What is the #1 science of public health?

A

epidemiology

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17
Q

What are 4 health/science experts associated with public health?

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  1. Medical doctors
  2. Toxicologists
  3. Biology specialists
  4. Geological specialists
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18
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How many essential public health services are there?

A

TEN

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19
Q

An essential service of public health is to identify ______factors

A

RISK

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20
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What plays an important role in prevention in public health?

A

HYGIENE

21
Q

Which century did public health begin and how did it begin?

A

1300s - Venice appoints sanitary council to quarantine ships, goods, and people to prevent plague and contagion

22
Q

Why was the concept of quarantine (especially food) more common in the past then now??

A

In the past they didnt have treatment for certain disease. Quarantine to prevent contagion was their only option

23
Q

What were the EARLY priorities of public health?

A
  1. Purifying water, food
  2. Managing infectious disease(CONTAGION)
24
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What are the CURRENT priorities of public health?

A

we have much more medicine now. quarantines aren’t common now

25
Q

What is are 2 main issues associated with mental health?

A

Stigma around it, insurance limits (therapy)

26
Q

Over time, our ____ _____ equipment has evolved to more of an ____ approach

A

personal protective equipment has evolved to more of an occupational approach

27
Q

What date and what country was the first mental hospital established?

A

English poor law - 1601

28
Q

What year was awareness brought to poor sanitary working conditions in America?

A

1848

29
Q

Explain the circumstances surrounding the “birth of epidemiology”

A

1849 - JOHN SNOW determined a certain pump was the source of cholera outbreak in LONDON

30
Q

WHAT YEAR WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ESTABLISHED?

A

1862

31
Q

WHAT YEAR WAS THE MODERN DAY FDA ESTABLISHED

A

1938

32
Q

What was the first formal federal agency to be established?

A

The department of agriculture

33
Q

What are the 2 ways we determine if public health initiatives are effective?

A
  1. Infant mortality rate
  2. life expectancy
34
Q

What are 2 ways to determine how serious the government is about public health?

A
  1. Money put toward it
  2. Type of policies
35
Q

There are ____ public health schools, professions, and agencies

A

MANY

36
Q

What country puts the most money towards public health? What country has the highest life expectancy/infant mortality rate??

A

United States, Japan

37
Q

In what country has public health not been a priority?

A

Russia

38
Q

What are some public health achievements in the 20th century??

A

Immunizations
Infectious disease control
Safe and healthier foods
Fluoridation
Heart disease and stroke
Recognizing tobacco as a hazard
Motor vehicle safety
mother and infant mortality rates
environmental health
safer workplaces

39
Q

What is the leading cause of death in the united states?

A

coronary heart disease and stroke.

40
Q

Coronary heart disease/stroke has MANY ____factors

A

RISK

41
Q

What is the government agency that ensures safety in the workplace?

A

OSHA

42
Q

What are the 3 core functions of public health?

A
  1. Assessment
  2. Policy Development
  3. Assurance
43
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What is ASSESSMENT?

A

Identify the issue, risk factors. Needs to be a SCIENCE (epidemiology)behind it - not just perception.

44
Q

What is POLICY DEVELOPMENT?

A

restrictive policy, campaign, or a combination of the 2

45
Q

of the 3 core functions of public health, which 2 are the government’s role?

A

Policy development and assurance

46
Q

What are some CONTINUAL public health enemies

A

infectious disease
obesity
tobacco
alcohol

47
Q

what are some EMERGING public health enemies

A

mental health
e-cigs
opioids

48
Q

There is a lot of tension between _____ rights and ____

A

individual rights and public health

49
Q

Is health care a function of public health?

A

NOOOO

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