public health

Question 1

the science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communities through, policy making and research for disease and injury prevention from small communities to entire countries

Answer 1

PUBLIC HEALTH

Question 2

the use of the full scope of optometric knowledge, skills and services to prevent disease, to prolong life and to promote health and the efficiency of groups of people

particularly at the community level

Answer 2

Public Health Optometry

Question 3

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

Answer 3

HEALTH

Question 4

science and art of conserving and promoting healthful, wholesome and comfortable vision

Answer 4

Visual Hygiene

Question 5

science of of the preservation of health, sanitary science, a system of principles or rules designed for the promotion of health

Answer 5

Hygiene

Question 6

embodiment of the principles, which aid in the undertaking of the causes and sources of ocular infection and disease

Answer 6

Visual Sanitation

Question 7

, cleanliness and free from dirt, germs, etc

Answer 7

Sanitation

Question 8

approve the WHO programme and the budget for the following biennium and to decide major policy questions

Answer 8

World Health Assembly

Question 9

Is the other major intergovernmental agency related to the UN

gives loans money to poor countries on advantageous terms not available in commercial bank

Answer 9

World Bank

Question 10

spends the majority of its program budget on health care

its top priority are children, so it devotes most of its resources to the poorest countries and to children younger than 5

Answer 10

United Nation Children’s Fund - UNICEF

Question 11

Major components of health services:

Answer 11

Curative

Preventive

Special Services

Social Welfare

Health Education

Question 12

Levels of Health Care Facilities:

are the rural health units, private clinics, clinic operated by the Philippine medical association, community hospitals and health centers operated by the Philippines

Answer 12

Primary Level of Health Care Facilities

Question 13

Levels of Health Care Facilities:

are the smaller, non-departmentalized hospitals including emergency and regional hospitals

services offered to patients with symptomatic stages of disease, which require moderately specialized knowledge and technical resources for adequate treatment

Answer 13

Secondary Level of Health Care facilities

Question 14

Levels of Health Care Facilities:

are the highly technological and sophisticated services offered by medical centers and large hospitals

Answer 14

Tertiary Level of Health Care facilities

Question 15

Phases of Optometric Preventive Care:

setting the stage to prevent the onset of vision conditions so that they will not be detrimental to the full development or utilization of the patients potential and that visual performance can be raised and enhanced to optimum level

Answer 15

PRIMARY EYE CARE

Question 16

Phases of Optometric Preventive Care:

preventing or reversing the ongoing vision deterioration, so that any interference with the patient’s potential would be reversed and visual performance can be raised above minimum levels

Answer 16

SECONDARY EYE CARE

Question 17

Phases of Optometric Preventive Care:

Preventing an existing vision condition from further deterioration to ameliorate the seriousness of the disability and dependence resulting from reduced potentials so minimum levels of visual performance are maintained

Answer 17

TERTIARY EYE CARE

Question 18

to promote health and eye hygiene

to measure and record the V.A

to detect diseases at early stage

to collaborate in health activities

to participate in community education

Answer 18

PRIMARY EYE CARE

Question 19

located in hospitals without large technical facilities

this level of care is carried out by physicians specializing in ophthalmology

Answer 19

SECONDARY EYE CARE

Question 20

this includes of entire complex structure of medical and surgical care performed by medical specialist in Ophthalmology

this level of care is represented by the institute of Ophthalmology or at specialized department of hospital

Answer 20

TERTIARY EYE CARE