Public Health Crises Flashcards
What is public health
science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities
What are the 3 main purposes of public health
- assess monitor the health of communities
- formulate public polices for local and national problems
- assure all populations have access to appropriate and cost effective care
Public health is a coordinated effort between whom
large private and public entities
Who is involved public health
everyone is!
What is the major component of health protection
- monitor and protect against communicable disease
- protect against non-communicable hazards
- plan for and response emergencies
What is public health threat
event, condition or agent by which its presence has the potential to rapidly harm, directly or indirectly an exposed population leading to crisis
What is public health crisis
events following a public heath threat, where limited available for deciding and the large degree of uncertainty leads to overburdening normal response and undermining authority
What triggers a emotional reaction in the public
health threat (risk)
Is every health issue a threat?
NO
Does a health threat always evolve into a crisis?
NO
What makes the magnitude of the threat bigg
the press
Health crisis is also called….
Health emergency, Disaster, or Epidemic
What are 3 examples of a naturally occurring public health crisis
earthquakes
tornadoes
Sink holes
Who can be victims during a public health crisis?
health personnel
Since all outbreaks of infectious disease do not cause a crisis what usually makes them do
media and social media
