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Session 3 Flashcards

1
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what are examples of assessing and monitoring population health (assessment)

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  • data collection
  • surveillance for infectious disease
  • monitoring health status
  • surveys
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what are examples of investigating, diagnosing, and addressing health hazards and root causes (assessment)

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  • figure out who is most impacted
  • epidemiology analyzing data
  • distribution of health behaviors/conditions
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3
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what are examples of communicating effectively to inform and educate (policy development)

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  • brochure/pamphlet
  • back to sleep campaign (encouraging parents to have infants sleep on their back)
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what are examples of strengthening, supporting, and mobilizing communities and partnerships (policy development)

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  • working with organizations
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what are examples of creating, championing, and implementing policies, plans, and laws (policy development)

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  • workplace safety guidelines
  • seat belts
  • drinking water quality
  • school immunization requirements
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what are examples of utilizing legal and regulatory actions (policy development)

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  • officials checking health codes for restaurants
  • FDA inspections
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what are examples of enabling equitable access (assurance)

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  • public health centers
  • transport
  • affordability
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what are examples of building a diverse and skilled workforce (assurance)

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  • assessing different skills that people can use for different things
  • company trainings
  • continuing education classes
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what are examples of improving and innovating through evaluation, research, and quality improvement (assurance)

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  • checking cost-effectiveness
  • epidemiologists monitoring disease trends
  • biostatisticians
  • football helmet improvement
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what are examples of building and maintaining a strong organizational infrastructure for public health (assurance)

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  • organization for continued research to keep improving
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what are some trends relating to the leading causes of death throughout history

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  • diseases impacted by vaccines move down the list
  • acute to chronic disease
  • communicable to noncommunicable
  • heart disease stays constant
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12
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what is the first stage of the epidemiological transition

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pestilence and famine

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describe the pestilence and famine stage of the epidemiological transition

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  • 1st stage
  • high birth rates
  • high death rates
  • ex: plague
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what is the second stage of the epidemiological transition

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receding pandemics

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describe the receding pandemics stage of the epidemiological transition

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  • 2nd stage
  • high birth rates
  • declining death rates
  • during industrial revolution
  • outbreaks were more endemic
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16
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what is the third stage of the epidemiological transition

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degenerative and man made diseases

17
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describe the degenerative and man made diseases stage of the epidemiological transition

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  • 3rd stage
  • declining birth rates
  • low death rates
  • noncommunicable diseases take over
18
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what is the fourth stage of the epidemiological transition

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delayed degenerative diseases and emerging infections

19
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describe the delayed degenerative diseases and emerging infections stage of the epidemiological transition

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  • 4th stage
  • low birth rates
  • low death rates
  • people live longer with health conditions
  • still have infectious disease
20
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what are the top 5 overall leading causes of death today

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  1. diseases of the heart
  2. malignant neoplasms (cancer)
  3. unintentional injuries
  4. chronic lower respiratory diseases
  5. cerebrovascular diseases
21
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which diseases typically affect more men than women

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  • heart disease
  • cancer
22
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which diseases typically affect more women than men

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  • respiratory disease
  • stroke
  • Alzheimer’s
23
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define ecological fallacy

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conclusion made about individual based on group data

24
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define aggregation fallacy

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conclusion made about group based on individual data

25
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what are the 5 contributing factors of health in order from most impactful to least

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  1. social and economic factors (40%)
  2. health behaviors (30%)
  3. clinical care (10%)
  4. genes and biology (10%)
  5. physical environment (10%)
26
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what has a greater impact on your health than genetic code

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zip code

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