Some Public Health Terms

Question 1

Clinical care

Answer 1

prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical
well-being through the services offered by medical and allied health professions

Question 2

Determinant

Answer 2

factor that contributes to the generation of a trait or symptom

Question 3

Risk factor (RF):

Answer 3

is a characteristic, condition, or behavior that increases the likelihood of getting a disease or injury, smoking is a risk factor for many diseases

Question 4

Epidemic or outbreak:

Answer 4

occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health related behavior, or other health-related event clearly in excess of normal expectancy. Both terms are used
interchangeably, however, Epidemic usually refers to a larger geographic distribution of illness or health-related events.

Question 5

Health outcome:

Answer 5

result of a medical condition that directly affects the length or quality of a person’s life.