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Public health correct answers A field that encompasses many disciplines in an effort to promote
and protect health and prevent disease and disability in defined populations and communities
Difference between public health and medicine correct answers Public health: Less on
individuals and treatment. More on populations and preventions.
More concerned with disease and disability that affect many people in a population.
What are the earliest roots of public health? correct answers -Mid 14th century
-Black plague
-Disease was tied to the black rat. The rat flea lived on the blood of the rat, and it would bite
humans
-Advances in shipping helped to spread it to other areas
-Created health boards and systems for collecting and counting the dead
Edwin Chadwick correct answers -Early leader in the cause of improving sanitation, housing
conditions, worker safety, and garbage disposal practices in poor communities
-During the industrial revolution of the 19th century
Industrial revolution of the 19th century correct answers -Little regulation was in place at the
time and workplaces were polluted, unsafe, and very conductive to disease and injury.
-Edwin Chadwick was an early leader in the cause of improving sanitation, housing conditions,
worker safety, and garbage disposal practices in poor communities
-Association between poverty and health was recognized in the 19th century
The early 20th century correct answers -The germ theory of disease transmission by Robert Koch
and Louis Pasteur was legitimized
-Sanitation, quarantine, and other methods for controlling infectious diseases became standard
practices in cities
-Boards of health were developed to deal with health threats to the community
-Vaccines and antibiotics were discovered
What does the 20th century represent? correct answers It represents a bridge between a focus on
infectious diseases and a focus on chronic diseases
Pillars of public health correct answers 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatics
Epidemiology correct answers The study of distributions and determinants of disease and
disability in populations
-Focused on a defined population and how disease or disability affects that population
-Basic science of public health
, -A quantitative scientific discipline that relies heavily on statics and study design
-They now study longer term, chronic diseases as well
What is the basic science of public health? correct answers Epidemiology
Environmental health correct answers "All that is external to the host organism", including
physical, biological, and cultural influences.
The way we control these influences can promote or hinder public health
Health promotion and health education correct answers Much of the basis for this pillar comes
from the concept of social justice in that the assumption that the health burdens and benefits in a
population should be distributed equitably.
World Health Organization Principles of Health Promotion correct answers 1. Empowerment and
Inclusion: Empower individuals and communities to take some responsibility for their health.
2. Intersectoral collaboration: Health promotion programs should be directed at all the relevant
determinants and should therefore include relevant collaborations with agencies or sectors with
influence beyond the health or medical sector.
3. Multidimensional: Should use all tools possible to minimize health hazards and promote
positive health
4. Participatory: Be inclusive at all steps and seek to maximize participation individually and
collectively.
5. Advocacy: All people with an interest in health should take responsibility for health promotion
and health education.
Health administration and policy correct answers -Focuses on the delivery of public health
services
-Budgeting, policy development and analysis, planning and prioritization, communication, etc.
-Support the appropriate implementation
-Ex: needle exchange programs to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV/AIDs
Biostatics correct answers -Provides the basis for the quantitative branch
-Allows for the practical and rational analysis of data, the interpretation of study results, and the
translations of those results into action
-They work closely with epidemiologists
Essential functions of public health correct answers 1. Monitor health status: Understand and
quantify health issues at an appropriate local, state, or municipal level.
2. Diagnose and investigate
3. Inform and educate: Keep people and policy makers informed about health issues and healthy
choices.
4. Mobilize community partnerships: Actively engage people and organizations to advocate
important health issues.
5. Develop policies
6. Enforce laws and regulations
7. Link to health care: Reduce barriers for equitable access to health care
Public health correct answers A field that encompasses many disciplines in an effort to promote
and protect health and prevent disease and disability in defined populations and communities
Difference between public health and medicine correct answers Public health: Less on
individuals and treatment. More on populations and preventions.
More concerned with disease and disability that affect many people in a population.
What are the earliest roots of public health? correct answers -Mid 14th century
-Black plague
-Disease was tied to the black rat. The rat flea lived on the blood of the rat, and it would bite
humans
-Advances in shipping helped to spread it to other areas
-Created health boards and systems for collecting and counting the dead
Edwin Chadwick correct answers -Early leader in the cause of improving sanitation, housing
conditions, worker safety, and garbage disposal practices in poor communities
-During the industrial revolution of the 19th century
Industrial revolution of the 19th century correct answers -Little regulation was in place at the
time and workplaces were polluted, unsafe, and very conductive to disease and injury.
-Edwin Chadwick was an early leader in the cause of improving sanitation, housing conditions,
worker safety, and garbage disposal practices in poor communities
-Association between poverty and health was recognized in the 19th century
The early 20th century correct answers -The germ theory of disease transmission by Robert Koch
and Louis Pasteur was legitimized
-Sanitation, quarantine, and other methods for controlling infectious diseases became standard
practices in cities
-Boards of health were developed to deal with health threats to the community
-Vaccines and antibiotics were discovered
What does the 20th century represent? correct answers It represents a bridge between a focus on
infectious diseases and a focus on chronic diseases
Pillars of public health correct answers 1. Epidemiology and disease control
2. Environmental health
3. Health promotion and health education
4. Health administration and policy
5. Biostatics
Epidemiology correct answers The study of distributions and determinants of disease and
disability in populations
-Focused on a defined population and how disease or disability affects that population
-Basic science of public health
, -A quantitative scientific discipline that relies heavily on statics and study design
-They now study longer term, chronic diseases as well
What is the basic science of public health? correct answers Epidemiology
Environmental health correct answers "All that is external to the host organism", including
physical, biological, and cultural influences.
The way we control these influences can promote or hinder public health
Health promotion and health education correct answers Much of the basis for this pillar comes
from the concept of social justice in that the assumption that the health burdens and benefits in a
population should be distributed equitably.
World Health Organization Principles of Health Promotion correct answers 1. Empowerment and
Inclusion: Empower individuals and communities to take some responsibility for their health.
2. Intersectoral collaboration: Health promotion programs should be directed at all the relevant
determinants and should therefore include relevant collaborations with agencies or sectors with
influence beyond the health or medical sector.
3. Multidimensional: Should use all tools possible to minimize health hazards and promote
positive health
4. Participatory: Be inclusive at all steps and seek to maximize participation individually and
collectively.
5. Advocacy: All people with an interest in health should take responsibility for health promotion
and health education.
Health administration and policy correct answers -Focuses on the delivery of public health
services
-Budgeting, policy development and analysis, planning and prioritization, communication, etc.
-Support the appropriate implementation
-Ex: needle exchange programs to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV/AIDs
Biostatics correct answers -Provides the basis for the quantitative branch
-Allows for the practical and rational analysis of data, the interpretation of study results, and the
translations of those results into action
-They work closely with epidemiologists
Essential functions of public health correct answers 1. Monitor health status: Understand and
quantify health issues at an appropriate local, state, or municipal level.
2. Diagnose and investigate
3. Inform and educate: Keep people and policy makers informed about health issues and healthy
choices.
4. Mobilize community partnerships: Actively engage people and organizations to advocate
important health issues.
5. Develop policies
6. Enforce laws and regulations
7. Link to health care: Reduce barriers for equitable access to health care
