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Public Health - Answers✔The organized efforts of society to keep people healthy+ prevent
injury, illness and premature death. It is a combo of programs,services and policies that protect
and promote health of Canadians
Public Health - Answers✔The organized efforts of society to keep people healthy+ prevent
injury, illness and premature death. It is a combo of programs,services and policies that protect
and promote health of Canadians
Population Health - Answers✔the study of health outcomes in or between groups of individuals.
Determines overall health of a community or subset of a population
Population Health - Answers✔the study of health outcomes in or between groups of individuals.
Determines overall health of a community or subset of a population
6 functions of public health in Canada. - Answers✔Health protection
Health surveillance
Disease and injury prevention
Pop. Health assessment
Pop. Health promotion
Emergency preparedness and response
6 functions of public health in Canada. - Answers✔Health protection
Health surveillance
Disease and injury prevention
Pop. Health assessment
Pop. Health promotion
Emergency preparedness and response
Federal Government - Answers✔Setting and administering national principles/ standards for the
health care system
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Assisting in financing provincial health care services through fiscal transfer payments.
Fullfilling other constitutional responsibilties
Health protection, disease prevention, helath promotion and public health
Federal Government - Answers✔Setting and administering national principles/ standards for the
health care system
Assisting in financing provincial health care services through fiscal transfer payments.
Fullfilling other constitutional responsibilties
Health protection, disease prevention, helath promotion and public health
Provincial government - Answers✔planning, financing and evaluating provision of care and
services
Hospital care
Physician and allied health care services
Public health services
Provincial government - Answers✔planning, financing and evaluating provision of care and
services
Hospital care
Physician and allied health care services
Public health services
Federal Gov. of Canada - Answers✔PHAC
Canadian institues of Health research
Canadian food inspection agency
Federal Gov. of Canada - Answers✔PHAC
Canadian institues of Health research
Canadian food inspection agency
Canada Health Act (1984) - Answers✔an act relating to cash contribution by canada and relating
to crieteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended healthcare services
**insured helath system
Canada Health Act (1984) - Answers✔an act relating to cash contribution by canada and relating
to crieteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended healthcare services
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**insured helath system
Federal (PHAC) - Answers✔Mission: to promote and protect the health of canadians thorugh
leadership, partnership, innovation and action in PH
Role- promote health, prevent and control chronic disease/injury, prepare and repsond to PH
emergencies,apply international research and development to Canada PH programs.
Federal (PHAC) - Answers✔Mission: to promote and protect the health of canadians thorugh
leadership, partnership, innovation and action in PH
Role- promote health, prevent and control chronic disease/injury, prepare and repsond to PH
emergencies,apply international research and development to Canada PH programs.
Public Health Nursing - Answers✔the practice of promoting and protecting the helath of
populations, using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences.
Public Health Nursing - Answers✔the practice of promoting and protecting the helath of
populations, using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences.
Health INEQUITIES - Answers✔are avoidable inequalities in helath between groups of people
within countries. Social and economic conditions and their effects on people's lives determine
their risk of illness or injury and the actions taken to treat illness or prevent injury. Often a result
of some form of social injustice.
inequities arise from inequalities within a society
Health INEQUITIES - Answers✔are avoidable inequalities in helath between groups of people
within countries. Social and economic conditions and their effects on people's lives determine
their risk of illness or injury and the actions taken to treat illness or prevent injury. Often a result
of some form of social injustice.
inequities arise from inequalities within a society
Health INEQUALITIES - Answers✔can sometimes be unavoidable, are differences in health
status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. Can be
attributable to biological variations.
Health INEQUALITIES - Answers✔can sometimes be unavoidable, are differences in health
status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. Can be
attributable to biological variations.
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NURS287 MIDTERM REVIEW STUDY
GUIDE
Public Health - Answers✔The organized efforts of society to keep people healthy+ prevent
injury, illness and premature death. It is a combo of programs,services and policies that protect
and promote health of Canadians
Public Health - Answers✔The organized efforts of society to keep people healthy+ prevent
injury, illness and premature death. It is a combo of programs,services and policies that protect
and promote health of Canadians
Population Health - Answers✔the study of health outcomes in or between groups of individuals.
Determines overall health of a community or subset of a population
Population Health - Answers✔the study of health outcomes in or between groups of individuals.
Determines overall health of a community or subset of a population
6 functions of public health in Canada. - Answers✔Health protection
Health surveillance
Disease and injury prevention
Pop. Health assessment
Pop. Health promotion
Emergency preparedness and response
6 functions of public health in Canada. - Answers✔Health protection
Health surveillance
Disease and injury prevention
Pop. Health assessment
Pop. Health promotion
Emergency preparedness and response
Federal Government - Answers✔Setting and administering national principles/ standards for the
health care system
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Assisting in financing provincial health care services through fiscal transfer payments.
Fullfilling other constitutional responsibilties
Health protection, disease prevention, helath promotion and public health
Federal Government - Answers✔Setting and administering national principles/ standards for the
health care system
Assisting in financing provincial health care services through fiscal transfer payments.
Fullfilling other constitutional responsibilties
Health protection, disease prevention, helath promotion and public health
Provincial government - Answers✔planning, financing and evaluating provision of care and
services
Hospital care
Physician and allied health care services
Public health services
Provincial government - Answers✔planning, financing and evaluating provision of care and
services
Hospital care
Physician and allied health care services
Public health services
Federal Gov. of Canada - Answers✔PHAC
Canadian institues of Health research
Canadian food inspection agency
Federal Gov. of Canada - Answers✔PHAC
Canadian institues of Health research
Canadian food inspection agency
Canada Health Act (1984) - Answers✔an act relating to cash contribution by canada and relating
to crieteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended healthcare services
**insured helath system
Canada Health Act (1984) - Answers✔an act relating to cash contribution by canada and relating
to crieteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended healthcare services
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**insured helath system
Federal (PHAC) - Answers✔Mission: to promote and protect the health of canadians thorugh
leadership, partnership, innovation and action in PH
Role- promote health, prevent and control chronic disease/injury, prepare and repsond to PH
emergencies,apply international research and development to Canada PH programs.
Federal (PHAC) - Answers✔Mission: to promote and protect the health of canadians thorugh
leadership, partnership, innovation and action in PH
Role- promote health, prevent and control chronic disease/injury, prepare and repsond to PH
emergencies,apply international research and development to Canada PH programs.
Public Health Nursing - Answers✔the practice of promoting and protecting the helath of
populations, using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences.
Public Health Nursing - Answers✔the practice of promoting and protecting the helath of
populations, using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences.
Health INEQUITIES - Answers✔are avoidable inequalities in helath between groups of people
within countries. Social and economic conditions and their effects on people's lives determine
their risk of illness or injury and the actions taken to treat illness or prevent injury. Often a result
of some form of social injustice.
inequities arise from inequalities within a society
Health INEQUITIES - Answers✔are avoidable inequalities in helath between groups of people
within countries. Social and economic conditions and their effects on people's lives determine
their risk of illness or injury and the actions taken to treat illness or prevent injury. Often a result
of some form of social injustice.
inequities arise from inequalities within a society
Health INEQUALITIES - Answers✔can sometimes be unavoidable, are differences in health
status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. Can be
attributable to biological variations.
Health INEQUALITIES - Answers✔can sometimes be unavoidable, are differences in health
status or in the distribution of health determinants between different population groups. Can be
attributable to biological variations.
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