PUBH 302 Final – Galloway | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Define public health - actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur Define the "Ps" of public health - Prevention Protection Promotion Prolonging Product safety Physical, social, economical environments (Big) Picture Populations define prevention - practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury define protection - protecting the population, making reccomendations to keep people healthy define promoting - promoting healthy habits, promoting ways to think about healthy behavior define prolonging - prolonging life and quality of life product safety - ensuring safety of food product, vehicles define physical, social, economic environments - healthy air in the environment, social influences, affording healthy habitsdefine populations - 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 - 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 - identify shared health concerns within a society by looking at surveillance data define determinants of health - the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status define health - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity define quality of life - involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment define physical health - absence of disease and disability; functioning adequately; physical condition of the body define emotional health - ability to feel and express full range of human emotions; express/ control appropriately define social health - ability to interact/communicate effectively; connect with others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense of belonging define mental (intellectual) health - ability to make sound decisions and think critically; strive for continued personal growth/learn new information define spiritual health - unifying force within individuals; meaning in life; common bond between individuals; individual perceptions of faithdefine environmental health - awareness of the environment's importance to health, as well as human influence on environment define risk factors - 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 - more distal risk factors: biological (age, sex, genetics); environmental (safe community/work site; adequate housing); enforcement of policies and regulations; less likely to be under the control of individuals define lifestyle - pattern of behavior; more complex, lifetime habits and social circumstances C. Everett Koop - (Surgeon General) stated that tobacco is bad for you and your health In 1984, he wrote that nicotine has an addictiveness similar to that of heroin or cocaine. He took on big tobacco He instituted the practice of requiring rotated health warning labels on cigarette packs and required advertising to include labels He issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free society in the United States by the year 2000" He released 8 reports on the health consequences of tobacco use including the first report on health consequences of involuntary tobacco smoke exposure He started to inform the public on the AIDS epidemic DUI's in South Carolina Article 1. Define the public health issue. Why is this a PH problem? 2. What are the factors/determinants involved in this problem? 3. What controversial and/or ethical concerns may be involved? - 1. a) motor vehicle accidents related to alcohol b) not enough law enforcement dealing with DUIs c) SC is number 2 in the nation of most deaths out of 100,000 people from drunk driving 2. a) the person makes the choice to drink and driveb) the more you drive under the influence without getting caught, the more comfortable you get doing it c) people will DUI 80 times before getting caught d) the dash camera and officer not getting set up properly leading to not being able to convict the drunk driver e) males are more likely to drink and drive than women3. a) the role of the breathalyzer and how it can be refused b) distrust in law enforcement because of the copious amount of evidence required c) pulling someone over for possibility of DUI is subjective Define Health codes - powerful codes and regulations that are based on the society's belief system and the society's understanding of health/disease Public Health in Ancient Greece - -personal hygience -physical fitness (olympics)