Pub 220 Exam 1 with solved questions
Individual factors of health - answersknowledge
attitudes and motivations
biophysical characteristics
developmental stage
behavior/socialization
Social/cultural factors of health - answerssocial/peer group lifestyle patterns
cultural attitudes and beliefs
level of social support
Socioeconomic status - answersthe social standing or class of an individual or group. It
is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation
political factors effect health - answerspolicies and funding for health promotion
programs
health insurances
regulations that affect health
environmental factors - answersair/water pollution
disasters
conditions that enhance the spread of infection
Hallmarks of Public Health: - answersa philosophy of social justice, a focus on
populations and a focus on prevention
Social justice - answersthe idea that all individuals in a populations should have access
to the same programs and services, regardless of social condition or standing
Primary prevention - answersstopping something before it even starts (prevention)
Secondary prevention - answersscreening people for different health issues
Tertiary prevention - answerssomething that has already happened but you try to
reduce the burden (rehab)
Health monitoring - answerspublic health surveillance is defined as the "ongoing
systematic collection analysis and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in
planning implementation and evaluation of public health practice"
Types of data - answerscensus
vital statistics
Individual factors of health - answersknowledge
attitudes and motivations
biophysical characteristics
developmental stage
behavior/socialization
Social/cultural factors of health - answerssocial/peer group lifestyle patterns
cultural attitudes and beliefs
level of social support
Socioeconomic status - answersthe social standing or class of an individual or group. It
is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation
political factors effect health - answerspolicies and funding for health promotion
programs
health insurances
regulations that affect health
environmental factors - answersair/water pollution
disasters
conditions that enhance the spread of infection
Hallmarks of Public Health: - answersa philosophy of social justice, a focus on
populations and a focus on prevention
Social justice - answersthe idea that all individuals in a populations should have access
to the same programs and services, regardless of social condition or standing
Primary prevention - answersstopping something before it even starts (prevention)
Secondary prevention - answersscreening people for different health issues
Tertiary prevention - answerssomething that has already happened but you try to
reduce the burden (rehab)
Health monitoring - answerspublic health surveillance is defined as the "ongoing
systematic collection analysis and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in
planning implementation and evaluation of public health practice"
Types of data - answerscensus
vital statistics
