BIOL 370 Exam 1 QUESTIONS N
ANSWERS RATED
what is health? - correct answer ✔✔ a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
current conception of health - correct answer ✔✔ Tripartite Model of Health: social, physical,
and mental health
biomedical model of health in the US medical system - correct answer ✔✔ situtated
understanding of health based on germ theory
germ theory - correct answer ✔✔ says disease results from presence of microorganisms
how does germ theory affect our understanding of what health is? - correct answer ✔✔ we
think that health is just the absence of bodily disease or ddisability. we focus on getting rid of
diseases
how is the biomedical model of health limited? - correct answer ✔✔ - it is better suited for
understanding infectious disease, not chronic diseases
- it does not recognize environmental factors impacting disease
- the US tends to focus on medicine and procedures, and the getting rid part
social determinants of health - correct answer ✔✔ conditions affecting health outcomes in
populations; poverty, education, etc.
, what is public health? - correct answer ✔✔ the science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of
society, organizations, punlic and private communities, and individuals
who is responsible for public health from this definition? - correct answer ✔✔ everyone!
3 Ps of public health - correct answer ✔✔ protection, promotion, prevention
4 critical requirements for the 3 Ps of public health to work effectively - correct answer ✔✔
governance, advocacy, capacity, information
governance - correct answer ✔✔ policies and programs, political stability, oversight
advocacy - correct answer ✔✔ influencing policymakers and the public to prioritize and enact
policies that improve community health and well-being
capacity - correct answer ✔✔ having enough workers, trained workforce, people to address and
improve issues
information - correct answer ✔✔ accurate information is important
what is the top 1 of the CDC's top 10 public health achievenments of the 20th century? - correct
answer ✔✔ vaccination
medicine vs public health - correct answer ✔✔ medicine: saves lives 1 at a time, depth-
individualized treatment plan, goal- treatment of disease and illness
public helath: saves lives millions at a time, breadth- maximixing is the aim, goal: prevention of
disease
ANSWERS RATED
what is health? - correct answer ✔✔ a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
current conception of health - correct answer ✔✔ Tripartite Model of Health: social, physical,
and mental health
biomedical model of health in the US medical system - correct answer ✔✔ situtated
understanding of health based on germ theory
germ theory - correct answer ✔✔ says disease results from presence of microorganisms
how does germ theory affect our understanding of what health is? - correct answer ✔✔ we
think that health is just the absence of bodily disease or ddisability. we focus on getting rid of
diseases
how is the biomedical model of health limited? - correct answer ✔✔ - it is better suited for
understanding infectious disease, not chronic diseases
- it does not recognize environmental factors impacting disease
- the US tends to focus on medicine and procedures, and the getting rid part
social determinants of health - correct answer ✔✔ conditions affecting health outcomes in
populations; poverty, education, etc.
, what is public health? - correct answer ✔✔ the science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of
society, organizations, punlic and private communities, and individuals
who is responsible for public health from this definition? - correct answer ✔✔ everyone!
3 Ps of public health - correct answer ✔✔ protection, promotion, prevention
4 critical requirements for the 3 Ps of public health to work effectively - correct answer ✔✔
governance, advocacy, capacity, information
governance - correct answer ✔✔ policies and programs, political stability, oversight
advocacy - correct answer ✔✔ influencing policymakers and the public to prioritize and enact
policies that improve community health and well-being
capacity - correct answer ✔✔ having enough workers, trained workforce, people to address and
improve issues
information - correct answer ✔✔ accurate information is important
what is the top 1 of the CDC's top 10 public health achievenments of the 20th century? - correct
answer ✔✔ vaccination
medicine vs public health - correct answer ✔✔ medicine: saves lives 1 at a time, depth-
individualized treatment plan, goal- treatment of disease and illness
public helath: saves lives millions at a time, breadth- maximixing is the aim, goal: prevention of
disease
