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8 Cards in this Set
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all factors which affect health are known as ?
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the determinants of health
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what is common risk factor approach?
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focusing on and changing small number of factors to address a large number of diseases
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What are some of public health approaches to prevention?
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Whole population aproach
Risk approach Screening |
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What are the two types of risk approaches? Explain and give examples.
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Targeted population approach
Specific communities who have greater risk compared to the whole population. eg. introducing fluoride tooth brushing programmes in a school with high caries prevalence High risk approach screen individuals with high risk and apply preventions. eg. dental students and Hep B or genetically related breast cancer individuals |
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What are the major issues with screening?
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acceptability and cost
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what are some of the problems related with screening?
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If the results are ineffective (waste of resource)
Over diagnosis-treatment of trivial conditions Under diagnosis-ignoring important patients Fear and anxiety |
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Draw Whitehead model
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What are the factors which determine health according to Dahlgren and Whitehead?
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Age,gender,genetic
Social and community network Living conditions (unemployment, water sanitation, health care services, housing, education) General socio0economic, cultural and environmental conditions |
