Module 2: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Flashcards
define health promotion and disease prevention
- efforts to actively bring people to good health and keep them there
- prevent disease and injury
what are the two levels of health promotion and disease prevention
- individual level
- population level
what do most new years resolutions focus on
- health
- # 1 is weight loss
describe the approach used for the individual level of health promotion and disease prevention
- health education
- changing individual’s thought processes, lifestyle, and behaviors
- narrower reach and more tailored than population level
describe the approach used for the population level of health promotion and disease prevention
- public health
- government policy change, non-profits, large scale programs
- broader reach and less tailored than individual level
does the US spend more money and time on preventing health problems or fixing them
- fixing them
- the US is great at treatment once a disease or injury has occurred, but little effort is put into prevention
why is injury and disease prevention better than just fixing the problem after it occurs
prevention is more effective, cheaper, and less painful (physically, mentally, and emotionally)
what is the economic benefit of STI/HIV prevention programs
each $1 spent saves $2.65 on medical (testing and treatment) and social (missing work, etc.) costs
what is the economic benefit of pap tests
cost of 100 tests saves $6000 and 3.5 years of life
what is the economic benefit of preconception care programs for women with diabetes
every $1 spent saves $1.86 by preventing birth defects
define epidemiology
- the study of patterns of disease in a population
- tracking trends, identifying at risk populations
define incidence
the number of new cases (usually counted as within the past week) of disease/injury
define prevalence
the number of total cases of disease/injury
define morbidity
incidence and prevalence of disease/injury
define mortality
incidence and prevalence of death from disease/injury
what was HIV originally called in the 1980s
- GRID
- gay related immunodeficiency
what are the levels of prevention
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
define primary prevention
- true prevention
- reducing the exposure to a risk factor that may lead to the disease
- stopping the disease before it ever happens
examples of primary prevention
- vaccines
- wearing a seatbelt
- regular physical activity
- handwashing
define secondary prevention
- screening and medication adherence
- early detection and prompt treatment of disease
examples of secondary prevention
- MRIs, covid tests, mammography
- prompt use of medications after a disease is diagnosed
- lifestyle behaviors to control chronic diseases that cannot be prevented (diabetes, asthma)
define tertiary prevention
- treatment
- takes place once a disease has advanced
examples of tertiary prevention
- alleviating pain and providing comfort to cancer patient
- halting progression of illness such as emphysema
- limiting disability after a serious injury such as a fall
how many US women will be Hispanic by 2030
1 in 5 (20%)
how many US women will be Hispanic by 2050
1 in 4 (25%)
how many US women will be Asian by 2030
1 in 14 (7%)
how many US women will be over the age of 65 by 2030
1 in 4 (25%)
describe the difference between race and ethnicity
- race: biologically driven
- ethnicity: socially driven through culture/heritage
is the percent of US people who are white increasing or decreasing
decreasing
is the percent of US people who are Hispanic increasing or decreasing
increasing
is the percent of US people who are black increasing or decreasing
staying constant
is the percent of US people who are Asian increasing or decreasing
increasing
what is the percent growth of Hispanic people in the US from 1995 to 2030
70% increase
what is the percent growth of Asian people in the US from 1995 to 2030
50% increase