Public Health, its Components, and Services [Batch 2027)

Question 1

Public health focuses on

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Question 2

Centered on the general health of the population

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Population Health

Question 3

The science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and health through organized
community effort

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Early 1900s

Question 4

The science of protecting and improving health
of people and their communities

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CDC

Question 5

The totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts throughout the life cycle that preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death”

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21st Century

Question 6

The ______ and ______of information regarding health problems and health care system disparities

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collection
analysis

Question 7

■ “Pakikibagay sa community”

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BEHAVIOR

Question 8

When there is a communicable disease within the community we have to be catious

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Infectious

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■ Vital role of determining health
■ Irreversible factor
■ Static; does not change

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GENETICS

Question 10

■ Diseases depend on the location of the
community
■ Consider the geographical area in
assessing the most likely diseases
caught within the location

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GEOGRAPHY

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■ Environmental factors that affect the
community
■ Eg. Pollution affects the health status
of the community

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ENVIRONMENT

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■ Mostly reached by the middle to high
income households due ton their
education and social income
■ Access and knowledge about health
care

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○ MEDICAL CARE

Question 13

■ Financial factors that affect the take of
the community in medical care and
their health in general

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SOCIOECONOMIC

Question 14

Process of information sharing, consulting, and citizen participation to decide on public health services to decide on public health measures

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT

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Measures/policies must be implemented even at home to be proven effective

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Mobilize the community

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Do not impose, instead encourage to practice

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Develop policies

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Active pushes to ensure communities are healthy and protected
○ Enforces policies
○ Evaluation of the program

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ASSURANCE

Question 18

● Assess and monitor the population health status and factors that influence health and the community needs
● Build and maintain a strong infrastructure for public health
● Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health
● Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population

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Essential Services

Question 19

POPULATION HEALTH
○ Healthcare systems
○ Traditional public health
○ Social policy

Consists of these factors:
■ Health issues
■ Population(s)
■ Society’s shared health concerns
■ Society’s vulnerable group

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POPULATION HEALTH

Question 20

○ What is the problem?

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Surveillance

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What is the cause?

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Risk Factor Identification

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What works?

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Intervention Evaluation

Question 23

How do you do it?

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Implementation

Question 24

PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS

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● Vaccination
● Safer and healthier food
● Road safety
● Control of communicable disease and prevention
● Healthier babies and mothers
● Family planning
● Fluoridation of drinking water