Lesson 1 Flashcards
Public health Ps
Protection, Prevention, Promotion
Essential Public health services
Monitor, diagnose and investigate, inform educate and empower, mobilize community partnerships, develop policies and plans.
- enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce
- evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services
- research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
Community and public health nursing practice
Nurses practice disease prevention and health promotion. practice is collaborative. practice is based on research and theory. applies the nursing process to the care of. individuals. families. aggregates. the community.
community/public health nursing
The synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice. goal is to preserve the health of community and surrounding populations by focusing on health promotion and health Maintenace of individuals, families, and group within the community. Thus, community/public health nursing is associated with health and the identification of populations at risk rather than with an episodic response to patient demand.
Community oriented
specialty is focused on the care of the individual. family and the community (ex-public health nursing)
Community based
Within the community. Provides acute/chronic care to individuals or families in the community.
Level 3 tertiary
Correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease state (teaching insulin administration at home)
Level 2 secondary
early detection and intervention (screenings for STIs)
community health
extends realm of public health to include organized health efforts at the community level through both government and private efforts.
public health
art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and prompting health through organized community efforts to benefits each citizen. Mission is social justice, which entitles all people to basic necessities such as adequate income and health protection and accepts collective burdens to make it possible. Connotes organized, legislated, and tax-supported efforts that serve all people through health departments or related governmental agencies.
global health
Levels of prevention
Primary (prevention), Secondary (screening), tertiary (treating)
Level 1 primary
Prevention of problems before they occur (immunization)
health
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
determinants of health
physical environment, social environment, health services, individual behavior, biology and genetics.
Healthy people 2030 goals
- attain healthy, thriving lives, and weel-being free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
- eliminate health disparities, acheive health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.
- create social, pysical, and economic enviornments that promorte attaining the full potential for health and well-being for all.
- promote healthy development, healthy beahviors
What is the definition of health
A state of complete well-being, physical, mentally and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. health is influenced by more than just biological factors. public health nurses empower individuals and communities to live healthier lives.
Present stage
Infectious disease prevalent among low-income populations, and some ethnic minority groups in the west. Common risk factors contribute to chronic health conditions such as changes in diet, environment alterations, and occupational hazards. Rise in population and greater population density increase mental and behavioral disorders.
Endemic
Diseases that are always present in a population (ex-colds and pneumonia)
Epidemic
Diseases that are not always present in a population but flare up on occasion (ex-diphtheria and measles).
Pandemic
The existence of a disease in a large proportion of the population– a global epidemic (ex-HIV, AIDS, and annual outbreaks of influenza A)
Upstream approach
focused on prevention and health promotion
Downstream approach
focuses on treating or managing illness after it has occurred.
Primary = prevention
Prevention of problems before they occur (ex. immunizations)
Secondary = Screening
Early detection and intervention (screening for STDs)
Tertiary = Treating
Correction and prevention of deterioration of a disease or state
Healthy people 2030 leading health indicators
Access to health services, clinical preventative services, environmental quality, injury and violence, maternal infant and child health, mental health, nutrition physical activity and obesity, oral health, reproductive and sexual health, social determinants, substance abuse, Tabacco use.
Aggregate
Population
Aggregate impact on health
Growing population, increased population density, imbalanced human ecology, results in changes3 in cultural adaption
