PHLT 301 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is CEA Winslow's definition of Public Health?
Preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through informed choices of society
What is Sir Vickers definition of public health?
Record of successive redefining of the unacceptables
What is the Institute of Medicine's definition of Public Health?
Fulfilling society's interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
What is WHO's definition of public health?
Public Health aims to provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people
Major Achievements 1900-1999:
1. Vaccinations
2. Motor-Vehicle Safety
3. Safer Workplaces
4. Control of infectious diseases
5. Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
6. Safer and Healthier Foods
7. Healthier Mothers and Babies
8. Family Planning
9. Fluoridation of Drinking Water
10. Recognition of Tabacco Use as a Health Hazard
Major Achievements 2001-2010:
1. Vaccination-Preventable Diseases
2. Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
3. Tabacco Control
4. Maternal and Infant Health
, 5. Motor Vehicle Safety
6. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
7. Occupational Safety
8. Cancer Prevention
9. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
10. Public Health Preparedness and Response
Life Expectancy has
improved to an additional 30 years since 1900; 25 of those years are due to the efforts of public
health
Public Health is not everything
Public Health is ABSOLUTELY everything
Concentration/ Department Areas surrounding Public Health:
1. Biostatistic
2. Environmental Health
3. Occupational Health
4. Epidemiology
5. Health Policy and Management
6. Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
Unique Feature of Public Health:
1. Social Justice
2. Political Nature
3. Dynamic Agenda
4. Link with Government
5. Science
6. Prevention
7. Culture
What are the Core Functions of Public Health?
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is CEA Winslow's definition of Public Health?
Preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through informed choices of society
What is Sir Vickers definition of public health?
Record of successive redefining of the unacceptables
What is the Institute of Medicine's definition of Public Health?
Fulfilling society's interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
What is WHO's definition of public health?
Public Health aims to provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people
Major Achievements 1900-1999:
1. Vaccinations
2. Motor-Vehicle Safety
3. Safer Workplaces
4. Control of infectious diseases
5. Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke
6. Safer and Healthier Foods
7. Healthier Mothers and Babies
8. Family Planning
9. Fluoridation of Drinking Water
10. Recognition of Tabacco Use as a Health Hazard
Major Achievements 2001-2010:
1. Vaccination-Preventable Diseases
2. Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
3. Tabacco Control
4. Maternal and Infant Health
, 5. Motor Vehicle Safety
6. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
7. Occupational Safety
8. Cancer Prevention
9. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
10. Public Health Preparedness and Response
Life Expectancy has
improved to an additional 30 years since 1900; 25 of those years are due to the efforts of public
health
Public Health is not everything
Public Health is ABSOLUTELY everything
Concentration/ Department Areas surrounding Public Health:
1. Biostatistic
2. Environmental Health
3. Occupational Health
4. Epidemiology
5. Health Policy and Management
6. Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
Unique Feature of Public Health:
1. Social Justice
2. Political Nature
3. Dynamic Agenda
4. Link with Government
5. Science
6. Prevention
7. Culture
What are the Core Functions of Public Health?
