Population health

Question 1

what is pop health

Answer 1

Population health is a conceptual framework
for thinking about why some people, and
some peoples, are healthier than others - the
determinants of health at individual and
population levels

Question 2

what are pop health strategies

Answer 2

Population health strategies address the
entire range of individual and collective
factors that determine health. Population
health strategies are designed to affect
whole groups of populations

Question 3

what is public health

Answer 3

Public health is defined as the organized
efforts of society to keep people healthy and
prevent injury, illness, and premature death.
It is a combination of programs, services, and
policies that protect and promote the health
of all Canadians

Question 4

what are 5 public health functions

Answer 4

1. Population Health Assessment
2. Health, disease and injury surveillance
3. Health Promotion
4. Disease and Injury Prevention
5. Health Protection and Emergency Response

Question 5

how is obesity monitored at pop. level

Answer 5

mostly self-report - overestimate height, underest. weight

Question 6

what is prev. of overweight and obese in canada

Answer 6

overweight - 41 men, 28 women

obese - 20%