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MOD 1 Flashcards

1
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Governmental health agencies exist at what governmental levels

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international, national, state, and local

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2
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most widely recognized international governmental health organization

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World Health Organization

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World Health Organization headquarters is located in

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Geneva, Switzerland

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Organization absorbed by the WHO

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International D’Hygiène Publique (1907)

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dissolved when the WHO was created

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Health Organization of the League of Nations (1919)

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dissolved in 1946—its work is carried out today by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (1950)

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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (1943)

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formerly known as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) (1946)

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still an independent organization but is integrated with WHO in a regional office

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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (1902)

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International D’Hygiène Publique

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1907

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Health Organization of the League of Nations

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1919

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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

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1943

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United Nations Children’s Fund

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1946

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Pan American Health Organization

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1902

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provides technical cooperation, carries out programs to control and eradicate disease and striving to improve the quality of human life

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World Health Organization

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15
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approving the WHO program and the budget for the following biennium and deciding major policy questions.

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The World Health Assembly

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16
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primary objective of the WHO

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attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health

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17
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6 core functions

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Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed
• Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation, and dissemination of valuable knowledge
• Setting norms and standards, and promoting and monitoring their implementation;
• Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options
• Providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building sustainable institutional
capacity
• Monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends

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18
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principles and values of WHO

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peace, security, and disarmament;
development and poverty eradication;
protecting our common environment;
human rights, democracy, and good governance;
protecting the vulnerable; meeting special needs of Africa;
and strengthening the United Nations

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19
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established goals and targets to be reached by 2015 in each of the seven areas

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Road Map

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20
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resulting eight goals in the area of development and poverty eradication were referred to as

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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

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aimed at reducing poverty and hunger, tackling ill health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to improved drinking water, and environmental degradation

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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

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new universal and transformative post-2015 development agenda of MDGs supported by a set of 17 goals referred to as

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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23
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concentrated towards eradicating poverty, addressing climate change, and increasing economic growth.

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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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seek improved availability, quality, and timeliness of data, national level analyses, and global level outcome

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SDGs

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25
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department or agency that has the primary responsibility for the protection of the health and welfare of its citizens.

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NATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES

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26
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primary national health agency

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Department of Health and Human Services

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27
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principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services

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Department of Health and Human Services

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28
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over-all technical authority on health in the Philippines

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Department of Health

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29
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provide national policy direction and develop national plans, technical standards and guidelines on health

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DOH

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30
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federal agency responsible for increasing access to community supports

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Administration for Community Living

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31
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focuses attention and resources on the unique needs of older Americans and people with disabilities across the lifespan

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Administration for Community Living

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32
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responsible for providing direction and leadership for all federal programs to ensure children and families are resilient and economically secure

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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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33
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programs originating from ACF which serves nearly one million preschool children

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Head Start

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34
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Nation’s lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety

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Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

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35
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deal with the cleanup of hazardous substances in the environment

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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36
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agency was created by the Superfund legislation

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

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37
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ATSDR’s mission

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serve the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures

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38
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leading health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Americans

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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39
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works to control communicable diseases, maintains records, analyzes disease trends, and publishes epidemiological reports

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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40
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CDC tagline

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CDC 24/7

41
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providing intra-agency support and resource-sharing for cross-cutting issues and specific health threats

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Centers, Institutes, and Offices (CIOs

42
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charged with protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

43
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health regulatory agency under the Department of Health responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulation of products

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Food and Drug Administration

44
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overseeing the Medicare program, the federal portion of the Medicaid program, and the related quality assurance activities.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

45
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created in 1965 to ensure that the special groups covered by these programs would not be deprived of health care because of cost

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Medicare and Medicaid

46
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responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives

,provides a comprehensive health service delivery system

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Indian Health Service (IHS)

47
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seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

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National Institutes of Health

48
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seeks to ensure that federal research monies are spent on the best-conceived research projects

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National Institutes of Health

49
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National Institutes of Health in the Philippines was created on

By

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January 26, 1996
University of the Philippines Board of Regents

50
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institutional home of a network of researchers and research institutions

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National Institutes of Health in the Philippines

51
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national health research center of the Philippines that is responsible for biomedical and public health research.

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National Institutes of Health

52
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responsible for ensuring that up-to-date information and state-of-the-art practice are effectively used for the prevention and treatment of addictive and mental disorders

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

53
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SAMHSA’s mission

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reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American’s communities

54
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Four centers within SAMHSA

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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ),

55
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Purpose of state health departments

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to promote, protect, and maintain the health and welfare of their citizens.

56
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referred to as local health departments (LHDs), are usually the responsibility of the city or county governments

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Local-level governmental health organizations

57
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organizations that have some official health responsibilities but operate, in part, like voluntary health organizations

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quasi-governmental health organizations

58
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Examples of quasi-governmental agencies

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American Red Cross (ARC), the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Sciences.

59
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funded by private donations or, in some cases, by membership dues.

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Non-governmental health agencies

60
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Agencies that operate free from governmental interference

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Non-governmental health agencies

61
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Examples of quasi-governmental health organizations

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American Red Cross (ARC), the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Sciences.

62
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American Red Cross (ARC), founded in
By

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1881 by Clara Barton,

63
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involved only in the provision of blood and short-term palliatives

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Philippine Red Cross

64
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PRC provides six major services

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National Blood Services, Disaster Management Services, Safety Services, Health Services, Welfare Services and Red Cross Youth

65
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fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

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humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.

66
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given the Philippine Red Cross autonomy and independence and
tasked them with supporting the Philippine government in humanitarian tasks

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Republic Act 10072

67
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exempts the organization from certain tax obligations to the Philippine
government

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Philippine Red
Cross Act of 2009

68
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purpose of NSF

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funding and promotion of scientific research and the development of individual scientists.

69
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non-profit, non-governmental and whose mission is to combat a particular disease, disability, or group of diseases and disabilities,

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Voluntary Health Agencies

70
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made up of health professionals who have completed specialized education and training programs and have met the standards of registration, certification, and/or licensure

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Professional health organizations and associations

71
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These foundations support community health by funding programs and research on the prevention, control, and treatment of many diseases.

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Philanthropic foundations

72
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Members of these groups enjoy social interactions with people of similar interests in addition to fulfilling the groups’ primary reason for existence—service

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Service, social, and religious organizations

73
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“health” is derived from hal, which means

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hale, sound, whole.

74
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New Oxford Dictionary of English describes health as

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state of being free from illness or injury

75
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professional point of view, health is defined as

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state of the physical bodily organs, and the ability of the body as a whole to function.

76
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World Health Organization (WHO) in 1946, states that health is

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physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

77
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Recent definition of health

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dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional

78
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health status is determined by the interaction of what domains

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Gestational endowments, social circumstances, environmental conditions, behavioral choices, and the availability of quality medical care

79
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collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics

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community

80
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Communities are characterized by what elements

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(1) membership
(2) common symbol systems
(3) shared values and norms;
(4) mutual influence
(5) shared need and commitment
(6) shared emotional connection

81
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“what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy.”

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Definition of public healty by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1988

82
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activities undertaken within the formal structure of government

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public health system

83
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health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health.

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Community health

84
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the health outcomes of a group of individuals

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population health

85
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health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries

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global health

86
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Physical factors that affect the health of a community

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geography, the environment, community size, and industrial development.

87
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influenced by its altitude, latitude, and climate.

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Geography

88
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directly related to the quality of our stewardship of it.

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Environment

89
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the design, construction, management, and land use of human-made surroundings as an interrelated whole, as well as their relationship to human activities over time

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built environment

90
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the greater its range of health problems and the greater its number of health resources

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Community Size

91
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provides a community with added resources for community health programs

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Industrial Development

92
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arise from the interaction of individuals or groups within the community.

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Social factors

93
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arise from guidelines that individuals “inherit” from being a part of a particular society

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Cultural factors

94
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can affect the health of a community through reductions in health and social services

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Economy

95
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Those who happen to be in political office can improve or jeopardize the health of their community by the decisions they make.

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Politics

96
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defined by education, employment, or income, both individual- and community-level socioeconomic status have independent effects on health.

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Socioeconomic Status

97
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community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals

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Community organizing

98
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the more individuals who become immunized against a specific communicable disease, the slower the disease will spread and the fewer people will be exposed.

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herd immunity

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