Session 1 Flashcards
Explain the meaning of Health
A COMPLETE STATE OF BEING ( physical, mental, & social) and not merely the absence of disease or physical or mental weakness
Anything that has a negative or positive impact in an individual or a population is called_________.
Determinants of Health or determinants
Set examples that are considered as a determinant
Location of living relationships income level of education transportation genetics health services
Is it appropriate to blame someone’s poor health?
No, it is inappropriate to blame people for their poor health because determinants are something beyond our control. In addition, the context of people’s lives determines their health.
What are the pre-requisites for health?
Health is a resource and not an objective of living.
Ottawa Charter Health promotion allows and helps people have more control over their health
What is Public Health?
A social activity that promotes, protects, improve and restores health.
It is a combination of skills. sciences, and values that set the action to the ideas and concept related to public health
What are the Key Purposes of Public Health?
Improve health and well-being
prevention disease and minimizing health damages
Prolonging life
reduction of health inequality
What is the meaning of “ENVIRONMENT”?
Anything external that influences our health ecosystems natural and man-made resources quality and characteristics of living social, economic and cultural
Explain “ environmental determinants of health”
Any external agent
It has a VERY BROAD definition because almost everything has an impact.
What is “environmental health”?
The management of maintaining both human and natural system while improving health
What involves environmental health?
Practice
Correction
Prevention
Describe occupational health and safety
The practice of recognition, assessment, evaluation to control hazards that affect the workplace, environment and nearby communities
Explain Safety/Engineering Risks
It puts control on risks that have acceptable number which results in acute and immediate consequences
Explain Health Risks
It considers the high probability of consequences that causes a low negative impact on chronic effects based on low exposures
What are the main environmental health hazards?
Biological Chemical Physical Mechanical Psychosocial
What are Biological Hazards?
Micro-organism that causes concern for the environment
What is the 3 FOLD RULE?
Influence
Exposure
Suspectivle host
What are Chemical hazards?
Chemicals are txic at some degree
What things to consider with toxic substance?
Quantity : How much is absorbed by the body?
Metabolises: How the body processes the toxic?
Dose Response: What are the health effect in a given dosage?
What toxins ca be found in food and water?
Lead fromlead pipes
Alfatoxin which is produced by a fungi from crops
Aluminum
Arsenic and mercury
Trace Pollutant like Agrochemicals from pesticides and fertilizer
What are Physical Hazards?
It is the interaction between matter an energy
What are the main type of Physical Hazards?
Noise
Vibration
Ionizing and non-ionnizing
Temperature
Radiation
Pressure
Explain Mechanical Hazards
Injuries that are caused from the transfer of kinetic energy
Explain Psychosocial Hazards
Factor or situation that creates uncertainty, anxiety, and lack of control
