GCH 205: EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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What are the differences between public health and medicine? Answer -
Public health focuses on the population to provide a public service for disease
prevention and health promotion for communities. Targets the environment,
human behavior, lifestyle, and medical care
Medicine focuses on the individual to provide a personal service in the
diagnosis,treatment and care for individuals. Emphasis on medical care
What are the direct causes of undernutrition? Answer - Inadequate dietary
intake and disease
Inadequate dietary intake: weakens the body and opens it up to infection
Illness: makes it harder for people to eat, absorb the nutrients they take in, and
raises the need for some nutrients
This relationship creates a cycle of illness and infection
What is stunting? Answer - Failure to reach linear growth potential because of
inadequate nutrition or poor health. Stunting is measured as height-for-age
two z-scores below the international reference
What is wasting? Answer - Emancipation of body mass due to a condition or
disease. Weight, measured in kilograms, divided by height in meters squared,
that is two z-scores below the international reference
, anemia Answer - - Anemia is closely linked to undernutrition during childhood
- Undernutrition and stunting are prevalent in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa,
and indigenous areas in Latin America
- Leading cause of DALYs among 10 to14 -year-olds
- Long-term consequences: loss of productivity, impaired immune function,
cognitive impairment
vitamin A deficiency Answer - - Found mostly in green leafy vegetables, yellow
and orange fruits that are not citrus, and carrots
- Deficiency associated with xeropthalmia, eventually can lead to permanent
blindness
- Important to growth and proper functioning of immune system; can impact
severity of illness and chance of survival of pneumonia, diarrhea, and measles-
zinc deficiency Answer - - Best sources in red and white meat and shellfish
- Severe deficiency is associated with growth restriction, impaired immune
function, skin disorders, hypogonadism, and cognitive dysfunction
- Deficiency is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality from diarrhea,
pneumonia, and malaria
iodine deficiency Answer - - Found in some types of seafood and in plants that
are grown in soil that naturally contains iodine
- Deficiency associated with a growth on the thyroid called a goiter and the
failure to develop full intellectual potential
- Often occurs in people who live in mountainous regions where less seafood is
consumed and the soil is deficient in iodine
iron deficiency Answer - - Found most easily in fish, meat, poultry; also in
fruits, grains, vegetables, nuts, and dried beans
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
What are the differences between public health and medicine? Answer -
Public health focuses on the population to provide a public service for disease
prevention and health promotion for communities. Targets the environment,
human behavior, lifestyle, and medical care
Medicine focuses on the individual to provide a personal service in the
diagnosis,treatment and care for individuals. Emphasis on medical care
What are the direct causes of undernutrition? Answer - Inadequate dietary
intake and disease
Inadequate dietary intake: weakens the body and opens it up to infection
Illness: makes it harder for people to eat, absorb the nutrients they take in, and
raises the need for some nutrients
This relationship creates a cycle of illness and infection
What is stunting? Answer - Failure to reach linear growth potential because of
inadequate nutrition or poor health. Stunting is measured as height-for-age
two z-scores below the international reference
What is wasting? Answer - Emancipation of body mass due to a condition or
disease. Weight, measured in kilograms, divided by height in meters squared,
that is two z-scores below the international reference
, anemia Answer - - Anemia is closely linked to undernutrition during childhood
- Undernutrition and stunting are prevalent in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa,
and indigenous areas in Latin America
- Leading cause of DALYs among 10 to14 -year-olds
- Long-term consequences: loss of productivity, impaired immune function,
cognitive impairment
vitamin A deficiency Answer - - Found mostly in green leafy vegetables, yellow
and orange fruits that are not citrus, and carrots
- Deficiency associated with xeropthalmia, eventually can lead to permanent
blindness
- Important to growth and proper functioning of immune system; can impact
severity of illness and chance of survival of pneumonia, diarrhea, and measles-
zinc deficiency Answer - - Best sources in red and white meat and shellfish
- Severe deficiency is associated with growth restriction, impaired immune
function, skin disorders, hypogonadism, and cognitive dysfunction
- Deficiency is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality from diarrhea,
pneumonia, and malaria
iodine deficiency Answer - - Found in some types of seafood and in plants that
are grown in soil that naturally contains iodine
- Deficiency associated with a growth on the thyroid called a goiter and the
failure to develop full intellectual potential
- Often occurs in people who live in mountainous regions where less seafood is
consumed and the soil is deficient in iodine
iron deficiency Answer - - Found most easily in fish, meat, poultry; also in
fruits, grains, vegetables, nuts, and dried beans
