MCPHS U.S Healthcare Exam 4 Questions And Answers
CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC HEALTH- Science, Politics, and Prevention - Answer Objectives
-What is public health (PH)
- 3 core functions of PH
-Difference between PH and medical care
- The science and political of PH
-6 disciplines of PH
-Prevention and intervention
5- step approach, 3 levels of prevention, chain of causation.
What is the Public Health? -Answer The Science and Art of preventing Disease,
Prolonging life, promoting physical health and effiency through organized COMMUNITY
efforts.
What categories do public health focus on? (5 total)? -Answer -Sanitation of the
environment
-Control of community infections
-Education of individuals in principles of personal hygiene
-Organization of medical and nursing services for EARLY DIAGNOSIS and PREVENTION
of DISEASE
It involves the development of the social machinery that will ensure every individual is
assured of a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health.
What is the CDC Foundation definition of Public Health? - Answer Public Health is the
science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities. This is
accomplished by promotion of healthy lifestyles through doing Research on prevention
of disease-proactive and controlling outbreak of infectious disease-Reactive
,What does the CDC do to help protect public health? - Response-Monitoring health
-detecting and investigating health problems
-conducting research to find causes of illness and to develop prevention
-developing and advocating sound public health policies
-implementing prevention strategies
-promoting healthy behaviors
-establishing safe and healthful environments
-providing leadership and training.
"Future of public health by Institute of medicine" defines public health as: (Part four)
Mission:
Substance:
Organizational framework:
3 Core Functions: - Answer Mission: To assure that society interest that people can be
healthy
Material: Organized by community effort to PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
Organization framework: Structured by the government, private and volunteer
organizations
3 core functions are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance.
Assessment: DETERMINE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
Examines-monitor, identifies-analysis cause, and diagnoses and investigates health
problems and potential hazards in community
Policy Development: DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE DONE.
Develop policies by gather input from community partnerships to identify and solve
health problems through utilizing scientific knowledge approach to improve the health
of a community. Inform community of health issues.
,Assurance: DETERMINE WHAT IS BEING DONE.
INTERVENTION for Health safety by evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality
of person and population-based health services.
CORE FUNCTION IS ALWAYS UNDERGOING RESEARCH
What is the difference between Public health and Medical Care? -Answer Main
difference between the two are Patient focus, % federal Budget allocation, Goals for
health, Core Functions, and Decision Makers
Public health prevents epidemics, environmental hazards, injuries and promotes healthy
behaviors. Also assists community when disasters happen and assures the quality and
accessibility of health services.
-Only 3% of federal budget for health
-Patient is the COMMUNITY
-Goal is PREVENTION
-Decision makers are Public health experts with scientific input and INTERVENTION by
government.
CORE FUNCTION: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Difference in Medical Care
-Patient is individuals
- 97% of federal budget for health
- Goal is treat and cure illnesses- easier to quantify and recognize
- Decision makers are PHYSICIANS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS and INDIVIDUAL PATIENT
CORE FUNCTION: Diagnosis, Providing treatment options, actual treatment.
What is the science of Public Health? - Answer Understanding of threats to health,
determine necessary interventions and evaluate interventions.
, Evidence Finders.
What is the Politics of Public Health? - Answer Determine policies for developing,
implementing and assurance. The writers.
What are the 6 disciplines of Public Health? Define Each of them - Answer Epidemiology-
The study of epidemics to control spreading of disease, causation of disease spreading.
Also seek cause of chronic disease and strategies to limit exposure.
Statistics- Diagnosis tool used on data collected by government to determine health risk
as well as assess the benefits of intervention
Biomedical Science
Prevention and control of diseases through the understanding of the microorganism
infectious agents by understanding the risk factors for the non-infectious diseases such
as the microorganisms.
Study of genetic predisposition and effects on disease risk, prevention, and treatment.
Environmental health science- Prevention of the spread of infection disease via water,
air, and food. DO NOT TRACK ENVIRONMENT CAUSES OF DISEASE. That is the job of
Epidemiology.
Social and behavior Science- Study of disease caused behavior and their social
environment. The disparities between subgroups of a population is unknown.
Subgroups of populations have poorer health overall than others related to overall than
others related to social and behavioral science.
Health Policy, management and administration:
Attempts to address Rising cost of healthcare, Access to healthcare, quality of
healthcare, and Role public health in medical care.
What is the 5-Step Approach for Prevention and Intervention? -Answer 1: Define the
Health Problem
CHAPTER 1: PUBLIC HEALTH- Science, Politics, and Prevention - Answer Objectives
-What is public health (PH)
- 3 core functions of PH
-Difference between PH and medical care
- The science and political of PH
-6 disciplines of PH
-Prevention and intervention
5- step approach, 3 levels of prevention, chain of causation.
What is the Public Health? -Answer The Science and Art of preventing Disease,
Prolonging life, promoting physical health and effiency through organized COMMUNITY
efforts.
What categories do public health focus on? (5 total)? -Answer -Sanitation of the
environment
-Control of community infections
-Education of individuals in principles of personal hygiene
-Organization of medical and nursing services for EARLY DIAGNOSIS and PREVENTION
of DISEASE
It involves the development of the social machinery that will ensure every individual is
assured of a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health.
What is the CDC Foundation definition of Public Health? - Answer Public Health is the
science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities. This is
accomplished by promotion of healthy lifestyles through doing Research on prevention
of disease-proactive and controlling outbreak of infectious disease-Reactive
,What does the CDC do to help protect public health? - Response-Monitoring health
-detecting and investigating health problems
-conducting research to find causes of illness and to develop prevention
-developing and advocating sound public health policies
-implementing prevention strategies
-promoting healthy behaviors
-establishing safe and healthful environments
-providing leadership and training.
"Future of public health by Institute of medicine" defines public health as: (Part four)
Mission:
Substance:
Organizational framework:
3 Core Functions: - Answer Mission: To assure that society interest that people can be
healthy
Material: Organized by community effort to PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE
Organization framework: Structured by the government, private and volunteer
organizations
3 core functions are Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance.
Assessment: DETERMINE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.
Examines-monitor, identifies-analysis cause, and diagnoses and investigates health
problems and potential hazards in community
Policy Development: DETERMINE WHAT WILL BE DONE.
Develop policies by gather input from community partnerships to identify and solve
health problems through utilizing scientific knowledge approach to improve the health
of a community. Inform community of health issues.
,Assurance: DETERMINE WHAT IS BEING DONE.
INTERVENTION for Health safety by evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality
of person and population-based health services.
CORE FUNCTION IS ALWAYS UNDERGOING RESEARCH
What is the difference between Public health and Medical Care? -Answer Main
difference between the two are Patient focus, % federal Budget allocation, Goals for
health, Core Functions, and Decision Makers
Public health prevents epidemics, environmental hazards, injuries and promotes healthy
behaviors. Also assists community when disasters happen and assures the quality and
accessibility of health services.
-Only 3% of federal budget for health
-Patient is the COMMUNITY
-Goal is PREVENTION
-Decision makers are Public health experts with scientific input and INTERVENTION by
government.
CORE FUNCTION: Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Difference in Medical Care
-Patient is individuals
- 97% of federal budget for health
- Goal is treat and cure illnesses- easier to quantify and recognize
- Decision makers are PHYSICIANS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS and INDIVIDUAL PATIENT
CORE FUNCTION: Diagnosis, Providing treatment options, actual treatment.
What is the science of Public Health? - Answer Understanding of threats to health,
determine necessary interventions and evaluate interventions.
, Evidence Finders.
What is the Politics of Public Health? - Answer Determine policies for developing,
implementing and assurance. The writers.
What are the 6 disciplines of Public Health? Define Each of them - Answer Epidemiology-
The study of epidemics to control spreading of disease, causation of disease spreading.
Also seek cause of chronic disease and strategies to limit exposure.
Statistics- Diagnosis tool used on data collected by government to determine health risk
as well as assess the benefits of intervention
Biomedical Science
Prevention and control of diseases through the understanding of the microorganism
infectious agents by understanding the risk factors for the non-infectious diseases such
as the microorganisms.
Study of genetic predisposition and effects on disease risk, prevention, and treatment.
Environmental health science- Prevention of the spread of infection disease via water,
air, and food. DO NOT TRACK ENVIRONMENT CAUSES OF DISEASE. That is the job of
Epidemiology.
Social and behavior Science- Study of disease caused behavior and their social
environment. The disparities between subgroups of a population is unknown.
Subgroups of populations have poorer health overall than others related to overall than
others related to social and behavioral science.
Health Policy, management and administration:
Attempts to address Rising cost of healthcare, Access to healthcare, quality of
healthcare, and Role public health in medical care.
What is the 5-Step Approach for Prevention and Intervention? -Answer 1: Define the
Health Problem
