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Midterm Flashcards

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Edwin Chadwick

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He reported on labor-class living conditions.

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John Snow

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Father of epidemiology; most known for removing the water pump handle that ended the cholera outbreak

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Public Health

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The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community effort.

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Population Health

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Coordination of public health and healthcare delivery based upon shared evidence-based systems thinking.

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BIG GEMS

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Behavior
Infection
Genectics
Geography
Environment
Medicial Care
Socioeconomic-Cultural

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Example of Behavior

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Smoking cigarettes

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Example of Infection

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Gastric & Duodenal Ulcers

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Example of Genetics

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Mother and grandmother both had breast cancer, so child has a higher chance of breast cancer.

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Example of Geography

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Frostbite is more common in areas with cold climates

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Example of Environment

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Disability and death caused by a sudden natural disaster

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Example of Medical Care

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People in rural areas have less access to healthcare so they are less likely to have good health

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Example of Socioeconomic-Cultural

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Breast cancer can be more common in higher socioeconomic groups

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PERIE Framework

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Problem
Etiology
Recommendations
Implementation
Evaluation

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Problem

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burden of disease (morbidity and mortality rates)
course of disease
distribution of disease

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Etiology

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risk factors

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Recommendations

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evidence
contributory causes
effectiveness

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Implementations

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primary intervention
secondary intervention
tertiary intervention

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Evaluation

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RE-AIM
reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance

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3 Components of Social System

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interpersonal, institutional/organizational, and community

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Definition of Social Determinants of Health

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the conditions in which people are born, grow up, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age & the systems put in place to deal with illnesses that affect health and quality of life

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Health Belief Model

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personal beliefs influence health-related actions

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Stages of Change Model

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precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance

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Theory of Planned Behavior

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intention is the main predictor of behavior

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Social Cognitive Theory

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the interaction between individuals and their social systems

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Diffusion of Innovation

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how a new idea, product or social practice is disseminated and adopted ina population

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Diffusion of Innovation

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how a new idea, product or social practice is disseminated and adopted ina population

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Philosophy

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statement summerizing attitudes, principles, beliefs, and valuyes held by an individual or group

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4 Health Philosophies

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philosophy of symmetry
holistic philosophy
humanism
wellness

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Philosophy of Symmetry

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6 dimensons of health

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Holistic Philosophy

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mind + body + human

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Humanism

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promotes basic premise of work of human life and ability of individuals to achieve self-fufillment

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Wellness

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spectrum of all six dimensions of health

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6 Health Education Philosophies

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behavior change philosophy
cognitive-based philosophy
decision-making philosophy
freeing/functioning philosophy
social change philosophy
eclectic philosophy

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Behavior Change Philosophy

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focuses on modifying unheathy habits; wellness behavior change contract

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Cognitive-based philosophy

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focuses on the acquisition of content and factual information;; statistics

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decision-making philosophy

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emphasizes criticial thinking and lifelong learning

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Freeing/Functioning philosophy

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frees people to make the best health decisions for themselves based on their needs not soceity’s needs

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Social Change Philosophy

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emphasizes creating social, economic and political change that benefits whole communities; always at the policy level

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Eclectic philosophy

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adaptive approach appropriate for behavior and target population

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How does the constitution affect health laws?

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The constitution does not explicitly mention health. (state and county/city level only)

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Explicit Rights

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rights included in the constitution

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Inferred rights

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“found’ by the supreme court

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Professional Ethics

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actions that are right and wrong in the workplace and are a public matter

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Research Ethics

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subset of professional ethics; compromises principles and standards that along with underlying values, guide appropriate conduct relevant to research decisions

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Deontology

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certain actions are inherentlty right or wrong without regard to their consequences; stealing food is wrong

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Teleology

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actions are right or wrong based upon the goodness of their consequences; stealing food to feed my starving family is not wrong

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