CHLH 101 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM
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Public Health - Answer -Public health is the science of protecting and improving the
health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for
disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases (CDC
Foundation).
Public Health Services - Answer -Vaccination
Environmental health (ex: restaurant inspection)
Vector control (ex: rats, mosquitos)
WIC
Infectious disease control
Clinics (ex: primary care, prenatal care, STDs, dental)
Vital stats- birth and death certificates
Policy enforcement (ex: tobacco)
Public awareness campaigns (ex: tobacco, nutrition)
Chronic disease promotion
Emergency preparedness & response
Vital stats- birth and death certificates
Policy enforcement (ex: tobacco)
Public awareness campaigns (ex: tobacco, nutrition)
Chronic disease promotion
Emergency preparedness & response
Unique Features of Public Health - Answer -Basis in Social Justice Philosophy
Inherently political
Dynamic, ever-expanding agenda
Link with government
Grounding in the Sciences
Use of prevention as a prime strategy
Uncommon culture and bond (interdisciplinary field)
Ten Public Health Achievements - Answer -Vaccination
Motor-vehicle safety
Safer workplaces
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in deaths from CHD & stroke
Safer and healthier foods
, Healthier mothers and babies
Family planning
Fluoridation of drinking water
Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
Health - Answer -Absence of Disease
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity." World Health Organization
The blending of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, & spiritual resources as they
assist in mastering the developmental tasks necessary to enjoy a satisfying &
productive life
Community - Answer -is a group of people with common characteristics
Community Health - Answer -includes both private and public efforts of individuals,
groups, and organizations to promote, protect, and reserve the health of those in the
community.
Public Health - Answer -what we as a society do collectively to assure the condition in
which people be healthy
Personal Health - Answer -Individual actions and decision making that affect the health
of an individual or his or her immediate family members of friends. Seldom directly
affect the behavior of others.
Community Health - Answer -Activities that are aimed at protecting or improving the
health of a population or community.
Factors Affecting Community Health - Answer -Physical factors
Social and Cultural Factors
Community Organization
Individual Behaviors
Determinants of Population Health - Answer -Social/Societal Characteristics (2)
Total Ecology (1)
Genes and Biology (5)
Health Behaviors (4)
Medical Care (3)
Physical Factors - Answer -Industrial Development
Community Size
Environment
Geography
Social/Cultural Factors - Answer -Beliefs, Traditions, and Prejudices
Economy, politics, religion
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Public Health - Answer -Public health is the science of protecting and improving the
health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for
disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases (CDC
Foundation).
Public Health Services - Answer -Vaccination
Environmental health (ex: restaurant inspection)
Vector control (ex: rats, mosquitos)
WIC
Infectious disease control
Clinics (ex: primary care, prenatal care, STDs, dental)
Vital stats- birth and death certificates
Policy enforcement (ex: tobacco)
Public awareness campaigns (ex: tobacco, nutrition)
Chronic disease promotion
Emergency preparedness & response
Vital stats- birth and death certificates
Policy enforcement (ex: tobacco)
Public awareness campaigns (ex: tobacco, nutrition)
Chronic disease promotion
Emergency preparedness & response
Unique Features of Public Health - Answer -Basis in Social Justice Philosophy
Inherently political
Dynamic, ever-expanding agenda
Link with government
Grounding in the Sciences
Use of prevention as a prime strategy
Uncommon culture and bond (interdisciplinary field)
Ten Public Health Achievements - Answer -Vaccination
Motor-vehicle safety
Safer workplaces
Control of infectious diseases
Decline in deaths from CHD & stroke
Safer and healthier foods
, Healthier mothers and babies
Family planning
Fluoridation of drinking water
Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard
Health - Answer -Absence of Disease
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the
absence of disease and infirmity." World Health Organization
The blending of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, & spiritual resources as they
assist in mastering the developmental tasks necessary to enjoy a satisfying &
productive life
Community - Answer -is a group of people with common characteristics
Community Health - Answer -includes both private and public efforts of individuals,
groups, and organizations to promote, protect, and reserve the health of those in the
community.
Public Health - Answer -what we as a society do collectively to assure the condition in
which people be healthy
Personal Health - Answer -Individual actions and decision making that affect the health
of an individual or his or her immediate family members of friends. Seldom directly
affect the behavior of others.
Community Health - Answer -Activities that are aimed at protecting or improving the
health of a population or community.
Factors Affecting Community Health - Answer -Physical factors
Social and Cultural Factors
Community Organization
Individual Behaviors
Determinants of Population Health - Answer -Social/Societal Characteristics (2)
Total Ecology (1)
Genes and Biology (5)
Health Behaviors (4)
Medical Care (3)
Physical Factors - Answer -Industrial Development
Community Size
Environment
Geography
Social/Cultural Factors - Answer -Beliefs, Traditions, and Prejudices
Economy, politics, religion
