Public health and screening

Question 1

public health vs population health

Answer 1

public health = preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organisations of society
population health = approach to improve health of entire population

Question 2

types of screening

Answer 2

organised
- unselective screening (entire population eg. breast screening)
- targeted screening (targets high risk groups eg. post-menopausal women)
- multipurpose screening (more than one condition tested for at once eg. antenatal tests)

Question 3

3 components to screening to be considered

Answer 3

1. disease considerations
2. test considerations
3. target group considerations

Question 4

factors that affect pain

Answer 4

• pain tolerance
• psychological factors
• prior experience
• environment

Question 5

what are some pain assessments

Answer 5

• COLDSPA (Character, onset, location, duration, severity, patterns and associated patterns)
• numeric rating scale
• verbal descriptors

Question 6

pain management examples

Answer 6

• pain relief
• heat/cold application
• massage therapy
• exercise