Session 1 Lecture 2 - Public health and your clinical practice

Question 1

Definition of Public Health

Answer 1

3 p’s

Preventing diseases
Prolonging life
Promoting health
=> through the organised effort of society

Question 2

3 levels of prevention

Answer 2

Primary Prevention - Posters/Leaflets

Secondary Prevention - GP

Tertiary Prevention - Drugs

Question 3

3 domains of public health

Answer 3

Health improvement

Health protection

Healthcare public health

Question 4

What is health improvement?

Answer 4

Preventing ill health and promoting wellbeing by commissioning and providing services that fit with the needs of our population

Question 5

What is health protection?

Answer 5

Ensuring that the risks to health from communicable diseases and/or environmental hazards are minimised

Question 6

What is healthcare public health?

Answer 6

Making sure we have the right health services in place for the population and that these are effective and accessible to all those who need them