Public Health Flashcards
1
Q
What national screening programmes are there for older people?
A
AAA risk
Bowel cancer
Breast cancer
2
Q
Who is eligible for AAA screening?
A
All mean >65yrs
3
Q
What is involved in AAA screening?
A
USS of aorta
4
Q
What vaccines do the elderly get?
A
Influenza annually (>65yrs) Pneumococcal vaccine (one-off) (>65yrs) Shingles (70yrs, one off)
5
Q
What is the recommended amount of physical activity for a person over 65yrs?
A
150mins moderate or 75mins vigorous intensity exercise per week
AND
Strength exercises on >2 days per week
6
Q
Doing what accelerates rate of decline of bone density, muscular strength and resp function?
A
Smoking
