Lecture 5 Flashcards
Question: What is Public Health?
Answer: Public Health is about preventing disease, promoting physical health, educating about hygiene, organizing medical services, and ensuring a standard of living.
Question: What are the four elements of Public Health?
Answer: Public Health relies on data, focuses on populations, aims for social justice and equity, and emphasizes prevention over cure.
Question: Explain the concept of “Upstream, Mainstream, and Downstream.”
Answer: Public Health looks at preventing issues at the source (upstream), dealing with them in society (mainstream), and handling consequences (downstream).
Question: How does Public Health differ from Clinical Medicine?
Answer: Public Health focuses on populations, health, and prevention, while Clinical Medicine is for individuals, disease, and diagnosis/treatment.
Question: What are the features of Public Health?
Answer: Public Health is connected to government, concentrates on prevention, has political aspects, values social justice, and uses various sciences.
Question: What responsibilities fall under a Public Health system?
Answer: Public Health systems handle health emergencies, promote health, and prevent chronic diseases and injuries.
Question: List some public health achievements in the 20th century.
Answer: Achievements include vaccination, safer workplaces, control of diseases, healthier foods, and recognizing tobacco as a health hazard.
Question: Name the core disciplines in Public Health.
Answer: Core disciplines are Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Policy and Management, Environmental Health Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Question: Explain the concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
Answer: Primary prevention stops the disease from developing (e.g., immunization), secondary detects existing disease early (e.g., cancer screening), and tertiary reduces the disease’s impact (e.g., stroke rehabilitation).
