Public Health Flashcards
Define Health.
a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not just the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO)
Define disease.
the presence of some pathology or abnormality in a part of the body
Define illness.
subjective experience of loss of health
What is health education?
The emphasis on information and education to change personal habits and behaviour
e.g. posters, mass publicity campaigns
What are the 4 limitations of health education?
- Puts blame on the individual
- Some people are unable to change
- Fails to deal with poverty
- Not very effective
What is health promotion?
Making healthier choices easier choices. Covers all aspects of activities seeking to improve health of individuals and communities including:
- Health education
- Environmental change
- Legislative change
Name some examples of Health Education vs Health promotion
HE - posters showing the dangers of smoking
HP - showing dangers of smoking, banning smoking in certain locations, introducing tax on cigarettes
What is the PHE?
Public Health England
What does the PHE aim to do?
To improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities.
What are the 4 priorities of PHE?
- Promote a healthier nation
- Work towards a fairer society
- Keep the public safe
- Strengthen the public health system
Define Public Health Medicine.
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting, protecting and improving health for all.
What are the 3 domains of Public Health Medicine?
- Health improvement
- monitoring publics health + education public - Improving services
- evaluating + planning new health services - Health Protection
- protecting the public from dangers e.g. infections, chemicals
What is the WHO’s vision?
a world in which all peoples attain the highest possible level of health
What is the WHO’s mission?
promote health, keep the world safe, serve the vulnerable
What are the 5 following values on the WHO Charter list?
- Trusted to serve public at all times
- Professionals committed to excellence in health
- Persons of integrity (e.g. practice advice we give to the world)
- Collaborative colleagues and partners
- People caring about people
What is the Pharmacist’s contribution to public health?
The application of pharmaceutical knowledge, skills and resources to the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting, protecting and improving health for all through organised efforts of society
What are the 9 RPS professional standards for public health practice for pharmacy?
- Surveillance and assessment of the population’s health and wellbeing
- Public health intelligence
- Assessing the evidence
- Health improvement
- Health protection
- Health and social service quality
- Policy and strategy
- Leadership
- Academic
What are the health promotion requirements of the community pharmacy contract?
Essential Services:
- Provide opportunistic advice on healthy living
- Participate in 6 campaigns
- Undertake prescription linked interventions
Advanced Services:
- Medicines Use Review
- New medicines Service
Enhanced Services:
- Drug misuse services
What are quality payments?
Payments made to community pharmacy contractors meeting a gateway criteria and a quality criteria.
Different requirements in the criteria every year.
What is a Healthy Living Pharmacy?
A pharmacy that constantly delivers a range of health and wellbeing services to a high quality.
What are the requirements to be a Health Living Pharmacy?
- Appointed a healthy living champion
- Appropriately equipped consultation room
- Provides healthy living advice at every opportunity (OTC requests, MURs and NMS)
- Actively participating in local campaigns
What are the aims of a Healthy Living Pharmacy?
- To meet local need
- To improve health and wellbeing of the local population
- To help reduce health inequalities
What is the tiered commissioning framework of a HLP?
Level 1 - Promotion - self-assessment Level 2 - Prevention - Commissioner Led e.g. health checks, weight management Level 3 - Protection - Commissioner Led e.g. clinical medication checks, pharmacist prescriber
What is a passive role that a pharmacist can have on Health promotion?
Passive - patient makes first move
e.g. posters, leaflets, advice on smoking
What is a active role that a pharmacist can have on Health promotion?
Active - Pharmacist makes first move
e.g. identify smokers e.g. patients purchasing cough medicine, provide intervention and information on smoking cessation
