PUBH 302 GALLOWAY EXAM 1 UPDATED EXAM
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◉ Define the "Ps" of public health.
Answer: Prevention
Protection
Promotion
Prolonging
Product safety
Physical, social, economical environments
(Big) Picture
Populations
◉ define prevention.
Answer: practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease
and injury
◉ define protection.
Answer: protecting the population, making reccomendations to keep
people healthy
,◉ define promoting.
Answer: promoting healthy habits, promoting ways to think about
healthy behavior
◉ define prolonging.
Answer: prolonging life and quality of life
◉ product safety.
Answer: ensuring safety of food product, vehicles
◉ define physical, social, economic environments.
Answer: healthy air in the environment, social influences, affording
healthy habits
◉ define populations.
Answer: what is truly effecting us at the population level, what are
the leading causes of death? who is vulnerable or "at risk"?
◉ define (big) Picture.
Answer: looking at the complex world we live in and public health's
role is to dig into the big picture and figure out how to protect
populations
,◉ define health issues.
Answer: identify shared health concerns within a society by looking
at surveillance data
◉ define determinants of health.
Answer: the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status
◉ define health.
Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
◉ define quality of life.
Answer: involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological
fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations
to the environment
◉ define physical health.
Answer: absence of disease and disability; functioning adequately;
physical condition of the body
◉ define emotional health.
Answer: ability to feel and express full range of human emotions;
express/ control appropriately
, ◉ define social health.
Answer: ability to interact/communicate effectively; connect with
others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense of belonging
◉ define mental (intellectual) health.
Answer: ability to make sound decisions and think critically; strive
for continued personal growth/learn new information
◉ define spiritual health.
Answer: unifying force within individuals; meaning in life; common
bond between individuals; individual perceptions of faith
◉ define environmental health.
Answer: awareness of the environment's importance to health, as
well as human influence on environment
◉ define risk factors.
Answer: set of common causes of death, disability, illness and injury
(behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol
consumption) more likely to be under the control of individuals at
risk
◉ define risk conditions.
SCRIPT WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Define the "Ps" of public health.
Answer: Prevention
Protection
Promotion
Prolonging
Product safety
Physical, social, economical environments
(Big) Picture
Populations
◉ define prevention.
Answer: practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease
and injury
◉ define protection.
Answer: protecting the population, making reccomendations to keep
people healthy
,◉ define promoting.
Answer: promoting healthy habits, promoting ways to think about
healthy behavior
◉ define prolonging.
Answer: prolonging life and quality of life
◉ product safety.
Answer: ensuring safety of food product, vehicles
◉ define physical, social, economic environments.
Answer: healthy air in the environment, social influences, affording
healthy habits
◉ define populations.
Answer: what is truly effecting us at the population level, what are
the leading causes of death? who is vulnerable or "at risk"?
◉ define (big) Picture.
Answer: looking at the complex world we live in and public health's
role is to dig into the big picture and figure out how to protect
populations
,◉ define health issues.
Answer: identify shared health concerns within a society by looking
at surveillance data
◉ define determinants of health.
Answer: the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental
factors that influence health status
◉ define health.
Answer: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
◉ define quality of life.
Answer: involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological
fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations
to the environment
◉ define physical health.
Answer: absence of disease and disability; functioning adequately;
physical condition of the body
◉ define emotional health.
Answer: ability to feel and express full range of human emotions;
express/ control appropriately
, ◉ define social health.
Answer: ability to interact/communicate effectively; connect with
others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense of belonging
◉ define mental (intellectual) health.
Answer: ability to make sound decisions and think critically; strive
for continued personal growth/learn new information
◉ define spiritual health.
Answer: unifying force within individuals; meaning in life; common
bond between individuals; individual perceptions of faith
◉ define environmental health.
Answer: awareness of the environment's importance to health, as
well as human influence on environment
◉ define risk factors.
Answer: set of common causes of death, disability, illness and injury
(behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol
consumption) more likely to be under the control of individuals at
risk
◉ define risk conditions.
