NURB 440 Exam 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers.

Assessment, Policy Development, Assurance - What are the core functions of public health? What is Assessment? - -Systematically collect, analyze, & make available info on healthy communities -Gathering info & analyzing health conditions & associated risks in a community What is Policy Development? - -Promote use of scientific knowledge in policy & decision making -Use of info gathered during the assessment function to develop local & state health policies & resources What is Assurance? - Ensure provision of services to those in need, the policies put in place are accessible to the community, & practitioners are able to implement these policies effectively What does public health aim to do? - Provide the max. benefit for the largest number of people What is the goal of public health? - Preserves the health of the community & surrounding populations by focusing on health promotion & health maintenance of individuals, families, & groups within the community What is the mission of public health? - Social justice, entitling all people to basic necessities What is public health? -Focuses on health promotion & disease prevention What is medical care? - Focuses on disease management & "cure" What is primary prevention? - Prevention of problems before they occur Ex.) immunizationsWhat is secondary prevention? - Early detection & intervention Ex.) screening for STDs What is tertiary prevention? - Correction & prevention of deterioration of a disease state Ex.) education on insulin admin. in the home Who was "Wald" in PHN? - -Public health nurse -Affected the health of the community by organizing the community, establishing nursing school, & taking impoverished mothers to testify in Washington, D.C. Who was "Nightingale" in PHN? - -Credited in establishing "modern nursing" -Affected the health of the soldiers during the Crimean War by improving the sanitary conditions by using stat. analysis as her foundation