PUBH102_Exam1StudyGuide

INTRO "STUFF"/WHAT IS PH?/HistoryDeterminants of health;exercise and diet (lifestyle)risk factors;any attribute, characteristic, or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihoodof developing a disease or injury (biological, social, individual, environmental)"things" whose presence are associated with increased chance thatDz/condition will develop latercan be modifiable (susceptible to change) or non-modifiable (immutableto change)more likely to be under control of an individual (doesn't mean it is easytochange!)risk conditions,Conditions such as overweight/obesity, which are not behaviours but that nonethelesscontribute to diseases, disability or death. Risk conditions may be linked to riskbehaviours (for example, overweight/obesity is linked to diet and exercise) and tofactors in the adolescent's environment (for example, gender norms and food securityinfluence the occurrence of anaemia).3 Levels of Preventionprimary(ways to stay at your prime), Action taken to avert occurrence of disease.secondary(getting screened), Action taken to identify diseases at their earliest stagesand to apply appropriate treatments to limit their consequences and ary(already have disease and treating), Specific interventions to assist diseasedor disabled persons in limiting the effects of their diseases or disabilities; also mayinclude activities to prevent recurrence of a disease.Major historical eras/key personsMajor ErasAncient Greeks(500-3