Quiz 1 Flashcards
“A state of complete physical, mental, and social
well being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity” is a definition of what, when was it defined and who defined it?
Health
WHO, 1947
A Group of people who have common characteristics;
can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age,
occupation, interest, or other common bond
Community
the health status of a defined
group of people and the actions and conditions both
private & public (governmental) to promote, protect,
and preserve their health
Community health
actions that society takes
collectively to ensure that the conditions in which
people can be healthy can occur
Public health
the health status of people
who are not organized and have no identity as a group
or locality and the actions and conditions to promote,
protect, and preserve their health
Population health
Activities aimed at protecting or improving the
health of a population or community
•Maintaining birth and death records, protecting food and
water supply, etc.
Community health activities
Individual actions and decision-making that affect
the health of an individual or his or her immediate
family members or friends
Personal health activities
what are the 4 factors that affect community health
1- physical factors- ex)industrial development,
community size, environment, geography
2-Social and cultural factors– ex) beliefs, traditions,
prejudices, economics, politics, religion, socioeconomic status, social norms
3-Community organization– ex) identify problem, mobilize resources, & develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals
4-Individual behaviors– takes the concerted effort
of many—if not most—to make a program work
Babylon evidence: The Code of __________
contained laws pertaining to physicians and health
practices.
Hammurabi
Miasma
1850 to 1875
1875 to 1900
Bacteriological
Health Resources Development
1900 to 1960
1960 to 1973
Social Engineering
Health Promotion
1974 to present
Classical Cultures (____B.C.– ____A.D.); what cultues fall in to this time period
500-500
greeks and romans
Middle Ages(A.D.____-____); Dark Ages(A.D.____-____); this time frame was known as the ________ era of public health
500–1500
500–1000
spiritual
the plague or black death( _____- _____) occured during the middle ages
1348-1350
the last epidemic of the middle ages was ________
syphilis
Renaissance & Exploration (_____-_____) period was seen as a Rebirth of thinking about nature of the world and of humankind
1500–1700
1790
First U.S. census
Dr. Jenner demonstrated smallpox vaccination
1796
1798
Marine Hospital Service (becomes U.S.Public Health Service)
during the 1st half of the 19th century the Federal government approach to health care was called ______ ______
laissez faire
Miasmas theory of contagious disease (vapor or miasmas were source of many diseases) occured during what time frame?
1st half of the 19th century
