PHTH 2350 Final Exam Study Set
what are the goals of public health - ANSWER disease prevention
health promotion
public health: concerned with the health of the community and preventing
diseases
medical care: concerned with the health of the individual and healing patients -
ANSWER public health vs. medical care
seeks to avoid the occourance of a problem - ANSWER primary prevention
seeks to minimize the severity of an illness or injury if it occurs - ANSWER
secondary prevention
seeks to minimize the disability caused by the illness or injury - ANSWER tertiary
prevention
the distribution and determinants (causes) of disease frequency in human
populations
OR
the study of patterns of disease occurrence in human populations and the
factors that influence these patterns - ANSWER epidemiology
the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such
outcomes within the group - ANSWER population health
the fulfillment of society's interest in assuring the conditions in which people can
be healthy - ANSWER the mission of public health
all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent disease, promote
health, and prolong life among the population as a whole - ANSWER public
health (WHO)
1. define
2. identify risk factors
3. interventions
4. implement
5. monitor/evaluate - ANSWER The Strategy of Public Health
what is the most important predictor of health - ANSWER socioeconomic staus
(SES)
- income
what are the goals of public health - ANSWER disease prevention
health promotion
public health: concerned with the health of the community and preventing
diseases
medical care: concerned with the health of the individual and healing patients -
ANSWER public health vs. medical care
seeks to avoid the occourance of a problem - ANSWER primary prevention
seeks to minimize the severity of an illness or injury if it occurs - ANSWER
secondary prevention
seeks to minimize the disability caused by the illness or injury - ANSWER tertiary
prevention
the distribution and determinants (causes) of disease frequency in human
populations
OR
the study of patterns of disease occurrence in human populations and the
factors that influence these patterns - ANSWER epidemiology
the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such
outcomes within the group - ANSWER population health
the fulfillment of society's interest in assuring the conditions in which people can
be healthy - ANSWER the mission of public health
all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent disease, promote
health, and prolong life among the population as a whole - ANSWER public
health (WHO)
1. define
2. identify risk factors
3. interventions
4. implement
5. monitor/evaluate - ANSWER The Strategy of Public Health
what is the most important predictor of health - ANSWER socioeconomic staus
(SES)
- income
