Public health Flashcards

1
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the modes of prevention in the epidemiological triangle are;

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vector, environment and host

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2
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primary prevention

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to stop a disease before it starts eg vaccination

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3
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secondary prevention

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to stop a disease from being as bad as it could be eg screening programmes, BCG vaccination

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4
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tertiary prevention

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to stop later complications from developing eg cardiac/stroke rehab programmes

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5
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epidemiology

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study of frequency, distribution and determinants of disease in populations

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6
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endemic

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occurs naturally in a population (one area)

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7
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epidemic

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outbreak of unexpected size (more than one area/country)

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8
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pandemic

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global distribution of disease (multicontinent epidemic)

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9
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morbidity

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rate of disease in a population

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10
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mortality calculation

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number of deaths / population at risk x 1000

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11
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crude death rate

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mortality for a whole population (associated with life expectancy)

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12
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mortality

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how many people die that have the disease

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13
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standardisation

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comparison of groups within a population with different age/sex

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14
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incidence

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probability of occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time

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15
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incidence calculation

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number of NEW cases of a disease occurring in a population during a specific period of time DIVIDED BY number of persons exposed to risk of developing the disease during that period of time x 1000

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16
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prevalence

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proportion of people affected by a disease in a population

17
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prevalence calculation

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number of cases of a disease present in a population at a specific point in time DIVIDED BY number of persons at risk of having disease at that point in time x 1000

18
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inequalities in health

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gender, ethnicity, income

19
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biomedical model

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The body as a “machine” does not take into account the patient themselves (how they are feeling, social and behavioural causes of the disease etc)

20
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bio-psychosocial model

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biomedical model + patients feelings

21
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yield

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number of previously undiagnosed cases picked up by a screening test or programme

22
Q

what is the human rights act 1998

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everyone has the right to have their private life respected (the right to confidentiality)

23
Q

which act states ‘personal information gathered must be for the stated purpose and must be secure’ (and year)

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data protection act 1998

24
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what is a caldicott guardian

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senior person responsible for protecting confidentiality of a patient