Module 1 Flashcards
“state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing rather than the mere absence of disease or infirmity”
Health acc. to WHO
The science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized effort of the society
Public Health
Primary professionals promoting health (2)
Clinicians
Public health specialists or consultants
health status of a defined group of people and governmental actions and conditions to promote, protect and preserve the people’s health (e.g. geriatric, maternity, adolescence, etc. + large demographics)
Public health
T or F
Public health is not unique and has changed over the years due to differing health status and determining situations of health
True
T or F
Public health aims to destroy the right conditions in order to provide this state of health for the benefit of society
False
Public health aims to create the right conditions in order to provide this state of health for the benefit of society
T or F
Public health is an organized community effort aimed at the prevention of disease and promotion of health. It links many disciplines and rests upon the scientific core of epidemiology (The Future of Public Health)
True
monitoring of disease progression
Epidemiology
According to whom?
..science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, control of community infections, the education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing services for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and the development of social machinery which will ensure to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health
Definition of Public Health acc. to Charles-Edward Amory Winslow (1920)
According to whom?
…science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts of society
Definition of Public Health acc. to Sir Donald Acheson’s report (1988)
According to whom?
It pays attention to the social context of disease and health, and focuses on improving health through society-wide measures.
Definition of Public Health acc. to Sir Donald Acheson’s report (1988)
Core Areas of Public Health
(3 items)
Protection
Promotion
Prevention
Core Areas of Public Health
- control of infectious diseases, managing environmental hazards, etc.
Protection
Core Areas of Public Health
- promoting health, improving social determinants of health
Promotion
Core Areas of Public Health
- vaccination and screening
Prevention
According to whom?
To reduce the amount of disease, premature death, and disease produced discomfort and disability in the population
Main Goals of Public Health acc. to John Last
*The health status of a defined group of people and the actions ivaand conditions, both private and public, to promote, protect, and preserve their health
Community Health
What is the main goal of Public Health?
To reduce the amount of disease, premature death, and disease produced discomfort and disability in the population
group of people who have common characteristics (geographically, socio-economically, etc.)
Community
Activities aimed at protecting or improving the health of the
population or community.
Community Health
Individual actions and decision making that affect the health of an individual or their
immediate family.
Personal Health
Factors affecting community health
(4 items)
Physical factors:
. Community organization:
Social/cultural factors:
Individual behaviors:
The health status of people who are not organized and have no identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect and preserve their health (e.g. The whole Filipino nation)
Population Health
FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(Acc. to John Last) (6 items)
Surveillance
Develop Policies and Plans
Health Promotion
Disease Prevention
Develop Effective Programs and Facilities
Evaluation of Policies, Strategies, & Facilities
- Develop strategies and interventions to solve the problem and identify health and social actors or agents that can be carried out
Develop Policies and Plans
- Tries to promote the health of the population, educating in health from the different health, education and mass media facilities (e.g. awareness campaign, implementation of preventive measures for smoking)
Health Promotion
TWO STRATEGIES ADDRESSING DISEASES PREVENTION
- High Risk Approach
- Low Risk
Approach/Population Approach
Attempts to control the factors of the
population as a whole without focusing on a specific collective
- Low Risk
Approach/Population Approach
Aimed at individuals particularly
predisposed to an
illness and an
individual prevention manner is offered to them
- High Risk Approach