Week 8-13 Flashcards
Public Health Definition
- Organized effects of society to keep people healthy
- Prevent illness, injury & premature death
- Combination of programs, services & policies that protect & promote health of all citizens
Functions of Care
- Assessment & surveillance
- Health promotion
- Policy development
- Disease prevention
- Emergency management
Levels of Prevention
- Primordial
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternary
Primordial Prevention
- Promote health through upstream approach
- Uses risk factor identification
- Development of policy & public awareness to avoid injury & illness
- At a distal level
Primary Prevention
- Proximal level
- Risk factors may occur but not yet
- Preventing/reducing risk
Secondary Prevention
- Slow/stop progression
Tertiary Prevention
- Limit disability
- Rehabilitate & restore
Quaternary Prevention
- Identifying individuals possibly at risk for medical mishaps
Harm Reduction
- Philosophy/approach to health care delivery, programs, policies
- Implemented to protect health & reduce secondary harm
- Goal isn’t cessation but reducing harm
- Requires a non-judgemental approach
- Recognize social issues of high-risk behaviors
Population Health
- Understand & improve health of entire population
- Takes action to improve root cause(s)
- Considering mental & social wellbeing
Interventions for Population Health
- Change health of population using different strategies
- Healthy public policies & program development
- Creating supportive environment
Health Public Policy in Public Health
- Advocacy for health, income, environmental & social policy
- Foster greater equity
- Increases health resources
Supportive Environment in Public Health
- Safe, stimulating, satisfying, enjoyable
- Aids environment
- Generating healthy living working & playing conditions
Personal Skills in Public Health
- Supporting personal development through provision of information
- Health education
- Increase options for individuals to exercise control over their health
Reorienting in Public Health
- Moving beyond health sectors responsibility for providing clinical & curative services
- Health promotion sensitive to needs of community
Indicators of Population Health
- Measure health of populations
- Closely link to SDoH
Epidemiology of Population Health
- Study of distribution factors that determine population health-related events
- Explore disease & health patterns
- Determine influence & health outcomes
Public Health Nursing
- Focuses on vulnerable populations
Standards of Public Health
- Chronic disease prevention & wellbeing
- Infectious disease prevention & control
- Substance abuse & injury prevention
- Healthy growth & development
- Safe water
- Food safety
- Immunizations
- School health
- Healthy environments
Body Image
- Mental picture individual forms of their body
- Influences sense of sexual being
Body Esteem
- Emotional consequence of body image
Body Perception
- Satisfies or dissatisfies feelings
- Negative associated with depression, eating disorders, lack of sexual desire & satisfaction
Sexuality Encompasses
- Gender
- Identity
- Roles
- Sexual orientation
- Eroticism
- Pleasure
- Intimacy
- Reproduction
Sexuality Health
- State of physical, emotional, mental & social wellbeing related to sexuality
- Characterized by positive & respectful approach to sexuality & sexual relationships
Adolescence Sexuality
- Explore primary sexual orientation
- Self-esteem, constantly comparing to media images (result in dangerous social & sexual behaviors)
Gender
- Biological sex, physical body parts (male/female)
Gender Expression
- Demonstration of gender
- Clothing, actions & demeanor
Gender Identity
- Individual definition & understanding of individual gender
- Based on options of gender
Intersex Gender
- Born with reproductive/sexual anatomy not fitting typical definitions of (male/female)
Heterosexism
- Belief in inherent superiority & normality of heterosexuality
- Assuming everyone must be heterosexual
- Marginalizing those who identify otherwise
- Foundation of homophobia
LGBTQ+ Experiences with Health Care
- Fear of harassment, discrimination, violence
- Avoidance of routine healthcare services
- Difficulty finding competent services
- Lack of knowledge of own health issues/risks
- High levels of stress, stigma, social isolation
- Burden of illness & poverty
People of LGBTQ+ Community Feel
- Rejection/abuse
- Ostracized/lack of support
- Distant
- Bulling/harassment
- Unaccepted/unvalued feelings
- Low support for healthy body image
Health Organizations & LGBTQ+
- Lack training & policies
- Lack of knowledge & health disparities
- Unsafe
- Not health promoted
- Discomfort/silent environment
LGBTQ+ & Policies
- Not included in large population-based surveys
- Health research focuses on gay men & HIV
- Knowledge gaps in health status & specific concerns
- Little capacity for research & public policy work
- Culture invisibility
Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Feels
- Embarrassing
- Inadequate training
- Patient bringing up subject
- Invasion of privacy
- Poor interventions
- No referrals
- Not an important concern
- Increased patient anxiety
Nurse Responsibilities in LGBTQ+ Healthcare
- Avoid assumptions
- Change pronoun language
- Convey open, caring & non-judgemental manner
- Sensitive & appropriate verbal/non-verbal communication
- Focus on sexual preferences & experiences
- Understand burden of homophobia & interaction with racism, sexism
Spirituality Definition
- Relationship with god/higher power/supreme values
- Relationship with self, others & environment
- Key element of hope
- Interconnectedness
- Relates inner knowing & source of strength reflected in being, knowing & doing
Spiritual Care Definiton
- Awareness of personal spirituality & spiritual wellbeing
Self-Spirituality Components
- Inner strength
- Self-resilience
- Self-knowledge
- Attitudes
- Trust
- Peace of mind
- Harmony of self
Nature Spirituality
- Knowing about plants, wildlife, weather, elements of physical environment
- Communicating & preserving nature
- Connection/relationship with world
- Enhances capacity to cope with illness
- Harmony with world