CHS 101 Module 1 Exam Questions
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What is Public/ Community Health?
What is an example of the overlap of public health and healthcare? - ANSWERS-Sometimes
healthcare focuses on preventative treatment. Healthcare is also interdependent on public
health research for anticipation of treatment plans.
What is Public/ Community Health?
Briefly describe the Upstream metaphor. - ANSWERS-The upstream metaphor is based upon the
prevention of disease or illness. It looks to think of ways to prevent something (illness or
disease) from happening. this metaphor essentially looks at why/ how people fall into the water
in the first place and tries to find a way to prevent anyone from falling in again at the top of the
waterfall.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the levels of prevention? - ANSWERS-Primary Prevention: Most upstream. Reduces
risk factors. Examples of this include Building a barrier, PSA , pathway directing, Warning signs,
and incentives to prevent people from falling into the waterfall.
Secondary Prevention: Screening is always secondary prevention. This level of prevention is
early detection or management. Examples of this include: ropes, life guards, and a life vest. This
is because you are trying to manage someone before they get the the bottom of the stream and
drown.
, Tertiary Prevention: This is the most downstream. This is the "last ditch" attempt at saving
someone. Examples of this include AED, Compressions, helicopter, and active treatment. This is
the domain of healthcare.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the top 10 achievements of Public Health - ANSWERS-1.) Establishing the CDC
2.) Work place safety
3.) Control of infectious disease
4.) Healthier mothers and babes
5.) Family planning
6.) Safer and healthier foods
7.) Motor vehicle safety
8.) Vaccinations
9.) Fluoride in water
10.) Decline in death of heart disease and stroke and recognition that tobacco consumption is
hazardous.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the 10 essential services of Public Health - ANSWERS-1.) Evaluate
2.) Monitor health
3.) Diagnose
4.) Inform, educate, and empower
5.) Mobile partnership
6.) Develop policies
7.) Enforce law
and Answers13
What is Public/ Community Health?
What is an example of the overlap of public health and healthcare? - ANSWERS-Sometimes
healthcare focuses on preventative treatment. Healthcare is also interdependent on public
health research for anticipation of treatment plans.
What is Public/ Community Health?
Briefly describe the Upstream metaphor. - ANSWERS-The upstream metaphor is based upon the
prevention of disease or illness. It looks to think of ways to prevent something (illness or
disease) from happening. this metaphor essentially looks at why/ how people fall into the water
in the first place and tries to find a way to prevent anyone from falling in again at the top of the
waterfall.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the levels of prevention? - ANSWERS-Primary Prevention: Most upstream. Reduces
risk factors. Examples of this include Building a barrier, PSA , pathway directing, Warning signs,
and incentives to prevent people from falling into the waterfall.
Secondary Prevention: Screening is always secondary prevention. This level of prevention is
early detection or management. Examples of this include: ropes, life guards, and a life vest. This
is because you are trying to manage someone before they get the the bottom of the stream and
drown.
, Tertiary Prevention: This is the most downstream. This is the "last ditch" attempt at saving
someone. Examples of this include AED, Compressions, helicopter, and active treatment. This is
the domain of healthcare.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the top 10 achievements of Public Health - ANSWERS-1.) Establishing the CDC
2.) Work place safety
3.) Control of infectious disease
4.) Healthier mothers and babes
5.) Family planning
6.) Safer and healthier foods
7.) Motor vehicle safety
8.) Vaccinations
9.) Fluoride in water
10.) Decline in death of heart disease and stroke and recognition that tobacco consumption is
hazardous.
What is Public/ Community Health?
What are the 10 essential services of Public Health - ANSWERS-1.) Evaluate
2.) Monitor health
3.) Diagnose
4.) Inform, educate, and empower
5.) Mobile partnership
6.) Develop policies
7.) Enforce law
