Population health and surveillance

Question 1

what is the population health approach (1)

Answer 1

1- approach to health that aims to maintain and improve the health of entire
population while reducing inequities in health status
among population groups

Question 2

define surveillance (1)

Answer 2

1- Continuous and systematic collection, analysis, and
interpretation of health-related data needed for the
planning, implementation, and evaluation of public
health practice

Question 3

define active surveillance (1)

Answer 3

1- public health system plays an active role in gathering data, resource intensive, and usually for specific, time-limited surveillance

Question 4

define passive surveillance (1)

Answer 4

1- system waits for report to come in, burden to report is on the reporting entity