Session 11

Question 1

what are the two types of epidemiology

Answer 1

• descriptive
• analytical

Question 2

which aligns with analytical epidemiology: who, what, when, where, or why

Answer 2

why

Question 3

what are the two basic elements of GIS

Answer 3

• data
• maps

Question 4

social vulnerability is the ______ of communities when confronted with external stressors on human health

Answer 4

resilience

Question 5

how does duct tape and baling wire relate to public health

Answer 5

simple tools used to fix things

Question 6

define intervention

Answer 6

act performed for, with, or on behalf of a persona or population whose purpose is to assess, improve, maintain, promote, or modify health, functioning, or health conditions

Question 7

what are the 3 types of prevention

Answer 7

• primary
• secondary
• tertiary

Question 8

explain primary prevention

Answer 8

• occurs before anything has actually happened
• prevents negative outcomes from occurring

Question 9

examples of primary prevention

Answer 9

• vaccines
• handwashing
• waste management
• seatbelts
• health screenings when you have no symptoms or family history

Question 10

which level of prevention does public health spend most of their time

Answer 10

primary prevention

Question 11

explain secondary prevention

Answer 11

• occurs after something has happened that could impact health
• prevents things from progressing

Question 12

examples of secondary prevention

Answer 12

• medications
• health screenings when you have symptoms or family history
• managing prediabetes

Question 13

explain tertiary prevention

Answer 13

• occurs when something has already happened that impacts health
• trying to mitigate negative health impacts

Question 14

examples of tertiary prevention

Answer 14

• physical therapy
• cardiac rebab after a cardiac event

Question 15

what happens to the population you’re working with as you move from primary to tertiary prevention

Answer 15

population decreases

Question 16

explain what level of a pyramid each level of prevention is

Answer 16

• bottom level: primary
• middle level: secondary
• top level: tertiary

Question 17

at which level of the socioecological framework do interventions have the greatest impact

Answer 17

social structure, policies, and systems

Question 18

what type of prevention would a flier on telling people not to start smoking be

Answer 18

• primary
• haven’t started the negative behavior

Question 19

what level of prevention would a program trying to help people stop smoking be

Answer 19

• secondary
• have already engaged in behavior but are trying to prevent more serious health outcomes

Question 20

what level of prevention would a tobacco free school sign be

Answer 20

• primary: keeping someone from starting smoking
• secondary: not allowing someone who currently smokes to do so in that area

Question 21

define cultural competence

Answer 21

• being aware, having knowledge, and having empathetic understanding of ways that people interact within systems and institutions
• why some interventions won’t work the same with different groups of people
• an ongoing process
• improves health outcomes and reduces health disparities