PUBH 302 Final - Galloway Questions And Answers Rated A+.

PUBH 302 Final - Galloway Questions And Answers Rated A+. Define public health - correct answer. actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur Define the "Ps" of public health - correct answer. Prevention Protection Promotion Prolonging Product safety Physical, social, economical environments (Big) Picture Populations define prevention - correct answer. practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury define protection - correct answer. protecting the population, making reccomendations to keep people healthy define promoting - correct answer. promoting healthy habits, promoting ways to think about healthy behavior define prolonging - correct answer. prolonging life and quality of life product safety - correct answer. ensuring safety of food product, vehicles define physical, social, economic environments - correct answer. healthy air in the environment, social influences, affording healthy habits define populations - correct answer. what is truly effecting us at the population level, what are the leading causes of death? who is vulnerable or "at risk"? define (big) Picture - correct answer. looking at the complex world we live in and public health's role is to dig into the big picture and figure out how to protect populations define health issues - correct answer. identify shared health concerns within a society by looking at surveillance data define determinants of health - correct answer. the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status define health - correct answer. a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity define quality of life - correct answer. involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment define physical health - correct answer. absence of disease and disability; functioning adequately; physical condition of the body define emotional health - correct answer. ability to feel and express full range of human emotions; express/ control appropriately define social health - correct answer. ability to interact/communicate effectively; connect with others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense of belonging define mental (intellectual) health - correct answer. ability to make sound decisions and think critically; strive for continued personal growth/learn new information define spiritual health - correct answer. unifying force within individuals; meaning in life; common bond between individuals; individual perceptions of faith define environmental health - correct answer. awareness of the environment's importance to health, as well as human influence on environment define risk factors - correct answer. set of common causes of death, disability, illness and injury (behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption) more likely to be under the control of individuals at risk define risk conditions - correct answer. more distal risk factors: biological (age, sex, genetics); environmental (safe community/work site; adequate housing); enforcement of policies and regulations; less likely to be under the control of individuals define lifestyle - correct answer. pattern of behavior; more complex, lifetime habits and social circumstances C. Everett Koop - correct answer. (Surgeon General) stated that tobacco is bad for you and your health In 1984, he wrote that nicotine has an addictiveness similar to that of heroin or cocaine. He took on big tobacco He instituted the practice of requiring rotated health warning labels on cigarette packs and required advertising to include labels He issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free society in the United States by the year 2000" He released 8 reports on the health consequences of tobacco use including the first report on health consequences of involuntary tobacco smoke exposure He started to inform the public on the AIDS epidemic DUI's in South Carolina Article 1. Define the public health issue. Why is this a PH problem? 2. What are the factors/determinants involved in this problem? 3. What controversial and/or ethical concerns may be involved? - correct answer. 1. a) motor vehicle accidents related to alcohol b) not enough law enforcement dealing with DUIs c) SC is number 2 in the nation of most deaths out of 100,000 people from drunk driving 2. a) the person makes the choice to drink and drive b) the more you drive under the influence without getting caught, the more comfortable you get doing it c) people will DUI 80 times before getting caught d) the dash camera and officer not getting set up properly leading to not being able to convict the drunk driver e) males are more likely to drink and drive than women3. a) the role of the breathalyzer and how it can be refused b) distrust in law enforcement because of the copious amount of evidence required c) pulling someone over for possibility of DUI is subjective Define Health codes - correct answer. powerful codes and regulations that are based on the society's belief system and the society's understanding of health/disease Public Health in Ancient Greece - correct answer. -personal hygience -physical fitness (olympics) -naturalistic concepts (disease caused by imbalance between man and environment) -The Greeks understood the importance of washing hands, bathing, exercising, and eating good food Hippocrates - correct answer. father of western med -believed that illness had a physical and rational explanantion -looked for and described casual relationships between disease and other factors (climate, soil, water, lifestyle) Public Health During the Roman Empire - correct answer. -adopted Greek health values -built aqueducts to bring water into the city -advanced plumbing technology - collected taxes to support public services