public health Flashcards
1
Q
Snow’s role in PH
A
anesthesiologist who first mapped cholera and determined cause
2
Q
Farr’s role in PH
A
statistician who found epidemics related to overcrowding
3
Q
when you suspect that someone has had exposure to a disease, then what?
A
quarantine
4
Q
when you suspect that someone has a disease, then what?
A
isolation
5
Q
is public health under the control of HIPPAA
A
no, hipaa does not apply
6
Q
level of communication in public health
A
WHO–>CDC–>IDPH–>PCHD
7
Q
who is responsible for the education aspect of the general public?
A
surgeon general
