GPH EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
determinants - Answers :beyond the individual
risk factors - Answers :individual level (behaviors and biology)
determinants of health - Answers :- Policies (health or otherwise)
- Social factors
- Physical factors
- Health services
- Behaviors
- Biology and genetic
policies - Answers :mask mandates, seatbelts, no drinking under 21, sugar drink taxes,
speed limits,
social factors - Answers :Income and social protection, education, unemployment and
job security, working life conditions, food insecurity, housing, basic amenities and the
environment, early childhood development, social inclusion and non-discrimination,
structural conflict, access to afforadable health services or decent quality
social factors (marshall islands) - Answers :culture was built to support the US and
military base, white versus local, lack of access to medicine and help on the two
different islands, crowded living spaces
social factors (bad sugar) - Answers :expectation of diabetes...leads to less care about
behavior and actions which cause them to be more likely to get type two diabetes (lack
of agency)
phsycial factors - Answers :air pollution (indoors and outdoors), water quality,
climate/weather, proximity and ability to access nature (green space), housing,
exposure to toxic chemicals
physical factors (marshall islands) - Answers :houses close together, power outages,
water shortages, proximity to military base
physical factors (bad sugar) - Answers :viability of land, ability to grow food, water rights
health services - Answers :- Access effects health...cultural differences, language
barriers, ect
- being able to get there (physical access)
- being able to afford it (economic access)
health servies (marshall islands) - Answers :TB treatment brought to people (because
they could not get to hospital)
, behaviors - Answers :What we choose to eat, smoke, exercise, finishing medication, ect
behaviors (marshall islands) - Answers :taking pills on time, seeking or avoiding medical
care
behvaiors (bad sugar) - Answers :eating whatever even knowing it was bad for diabetes
(hopeless/ lack of access)
biology and genetics - Answers :Age, lifestyle choices, mental illness/ age of onset
biosocial approach - Answers :"allows for a focus on interactions rather than relying
solely on deterministic biological or social explanations"
interventions from the biosocial perspective - Answers :Biological --> exercise,
medication, ect
social --> access to care, motivation (fitbit) education, ect
policy --> taxing unhealthy foods (unfair to poverty)
Biosocial approach to heart disease - Answers :struated and trans fat...increased
cholestoral...atherosclerosis...blood clots
global burden of disease - Answers :An international effort to collect reliable data on
causes of death and disease in different countries over time
Biosocial marshall islands - Answers :Biological - lowered age of onset because of
housing, poverty and exposure
social - culture was built to support the US and military base, white verse local, lack of
access to medicine and help on the two different islands, crowded
Health impacts in marhsall islands - Answers :- TB rates 23 times US
- diabetes prevalence 30% verse 7%
- life expectancy 62 years verse 77.5 years
- infant mortality rate 52/1000 vs 7/1000
one physical, social, political determinant of marshall islands - Answers :physical -
houses close together
social - native is lower SES
political - native not allowed to live in nicer location with better access
10 essential public health services - Answers :- Monitor health status to identify and
solve community health problems
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforce laws and regulation that protect health and ensure safety
determinants - Answers :beyond the individual
risk factors - Answers :individual level (behaviors and biology)
determinants of health - Answers :- Policies (health or otherwise)
- Social factors
- Physical factors
- Health services
- Behaviors
- Biology and genetic
policies - Answers :mask mandates, seatbelts, no drinking under 21, sugar drink taxes,
speed limits,
social factors - Answers :Income and social protection, education, unemployment and
job security, working life conditions, food insecurity, housing, basic amenities and the
environment, early childhood development, social inclusion and non-discrimination,
structural conflict, access to afforadable health services or decent quality
social factors (marshall islands) - Answers :culture was built to support the US and
military base, white versus local, lack of access to medicine and help on the two
different islands, crowded living spaces
social factors (bad sugar) - Answers :expectation of diabetes...leads to less care about
behavior and actions which cause them to be more likely to get type two diabetes (lack
of agency)
phsycial factors - Answers :air pollution (indoors and outdoors), water quality,
climate/weather, proximity and ability to access nature (green space), housing,
exposure to toxic chemicals
physical factors (marshall islands) - Answers :houses close together, power outages,
water shortages, proximity to military base
physical factors (bad sugar) - Answers :viability of land, ability to grow food, water rights
health services - Answers :- Access effects health...cultural differences, language
barriers, ect
- being able to get there (physical access)
- being able to afford it (economic access)
health servies (marshall islands) - Answers :TB treatment brought to people (because
they could not get to hospital)
, behaviors - Answers :What we choose to eat, smoke, exercise, finishing medication, ect
behaviors (marshall islands) - Answers :taking pills on time, seeking or avoiding medical
care
behvaiors (bad sugar) - Answers :eating whatever even knowing it was bad for diabetes
(hopeless/ lack of access)
biology and genetics - Answers :Age, lifestyle choices, mental illness/ age of onset
biosocial approach - Answers :"allows for a focus on interactions rather than relying
solely on deterministic biological or social explanations"
interventions from the biosocial perspective - Answers :Biological --> exercise,
medication, ect
social --> access to care, motivation (fitbit) education, ect
policy --> taxing unhealthy foods (unfair to poverty)
Biosocial approach to heart disease - Answers :struated and trans fat...increased
cholestoral...atherosclerosis...blood clots
global burden of disease - Answers :An international effort to collect reliable data on
causes of death and disease in different countries over time
Biosocial marshall islands - Answers :Biological - lowered age of onset because of
housing, poverty and exposure
social - culture was built to support the US and military base, white verse local, lack of
access to medicine and help on the two different islands, crowded
Health impacts in marhsall islands - Answers :- TB rates 23 times US
- diabetes prevalence 30% verse 7%
- life expectancy 62 years verse 77.5 years
- infant mortality rate 52/1000 vs 7/1000
one physical, social, political determinant of marshall islands - Answers :physical -
houses close together
social - native is lower SES
political - native not allowed to live in nicer location with better access
10 essential public health services - Answers :- Monitor health status to identify and
solve community health problems
- Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
- Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforce laws and regulation that protect health and ensure safety
