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What are types of public health threats
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obesity, terrorism and antibiotic resistant infections
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Public Health is a system of survelliance and services to a population that are intended and reduce
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mortality, morbidity and disability due to illness, injury and disease due to illness, injury or disease.
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How does public health services differ from personal health care
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primarily because of their emphasis on populations instead of individuals. Ex. backpack awarness
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The emphasis of public health is on
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1. community action
2. prevention 3. health promotion |
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health services are further subdivided into three major roles of public health agencies as defined by the Institute of Medicine.
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1. assessment
2. policy development 3. assurance |
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significant gains in public health focused on the identification and control of
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infectious disease
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Due to the increased incidence of chronic disease is creating new health challenges to prevent and control disablement. This opening doors into
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wellness programs. examples: fall prevention, work place education, health promotion interventions
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Public health has limited funding. In 2005, the nation spent ______________ of total national health care expenditures on public health
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less than 3 percent
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Which do americans value more public health care interventions or personal health care services
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personal health care services.
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which is more expensive personal health care or public health care prevention effors
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personal health care services
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What are the different levels of government that organize and deliver public health
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internationally- world health organization- public health of U.N.
2. nationally- u.s. department of health and human services 3. locally- each state has public health department 4. many cities have their own public health organizations |
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What is the purpose of the World health organization
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the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health.
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what are the responsibilities of WHO
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1. survelliance of disease- seeing what's happening. ex. bird flu
2. development of policy 3. implementation of basic health procedures for persons around the world |
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what are some of the accomplishments of WHO
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irratication of small poxs, polio, lepercy
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What are the U.S. department of health and human services two major operating divisions
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1. public health services
2. human services- medicare and medicaid are examples |
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What are the 8 agencies that are involved in support and delivery of a significant portion of the nation's agenda for health care research, education, and services to vulnerable, undeserved communities
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1. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2. Food and Drug Administration 3. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention 4. indian Health Service 5. Health Resources Services Administration 6. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 7. Substance Abuse and mental Health Services Administration 8. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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The center that is focused on research for major public health problems. found a lot of research
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National Institutes of Health
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Responsible for safety of foods, pharmaceuticals and medicine devices
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Food and Drug Administration
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Survelliance and control of communicable diseases and injures such as HIV and Flu
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Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
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Who is responsible for native Americans (alaskans and indians)
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Indian Health Services
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grant funding for educaitonal programs that will improve access to health services for people in underserved communities
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health Resources Administration
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If they have cancer it's registered in disease registry to get research info on prevelance of the disease
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Agency for toxic substance and Disease
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What are the 3 major roles of public heath agencies as defined by the Institute of Medices that health services are divided into
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1. Assessment
2. Policy Development 3. Assurance |
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What is the foundational science of public health.
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Epidemiology
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The purpose of epidemiology is to identify the threats to a population and to devise a control strategy to reduce them. This is done by:
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1. Routine surveillance- why we have birth and death certificates. to Gather vital info
2. Ananlyze Water Quality Analysis and investigating disease outbreaks. ex. aids anthrax epidemics |
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What is the purpose of epidemiological assessment?
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to identify the cause of the problem. and this is done by investigation using the public health model
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In the health model what is the factor that is causing the problem.
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the agent
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In the public health model what is the person who is the target of the agent and is afflicted by the disease or injury process
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the host
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What is the third factor of the public health model that can positively or negatively modify the disease process by affecting the host or the agent
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the environment
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What are the fundamental strategies in managing public health problems
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strategies aimed at removing the agent, quarantining the host, or modifying the environment
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what are the 3 factors of the public health model
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1. the agent
2. the host 3. the environment |
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What does policy begins with
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the analysis and interpretation of data. Then a plan is devised to address the identified problem areas
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What is an example of policy development on the national level
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the healthy people initiative
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When did the Healthy People Initiative begin
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after the release of the surgeion heneral's report in 1979
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What is the newest revision of the Healthy People Iniative begin
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the healthy people of 2010 and is a prevention agenda for the nation
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How was the healthy people iniative developed
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by a coalition of 600 government and private organization that established goals in focus areas
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what are the goals used in the for the healthy people initative
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1. increase quality in years of healthy life
2. to eliminate health desparities in groups in the population |
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What are some examples of public health prevention
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seatbelts
car seats helmets for motorcycles no smoking in public places |
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Assurance is the primary function of what public health agencies
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local and state
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What is the purpose of Assurance
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it activates measure and determines whether the policy standards and goals are being achieved.
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do public health agencies have enforcement power. and if so when
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yes, an example is the regular inspection of restaurants by public health facilities
another example is the regulatory actions of our state licensing boards. such as medboatd can pull doctor license if doctor is harming patient |
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On the local level many health organizations provide
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immunization and emergency mental health dental screening programs.
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Many public health agencies have what type of programs
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active health promotion and disease-prevention education programs
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What is creating population-based practice opportunities for OT's
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increased incidence of chronic disease. an example is fall prevention programs, maintaining quality of life at meeting home, backpack awareness
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How many target areas of the Healthy People 2010 have applicability to OT practice
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11
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what are the 11 target areas fo the Healthy People 2010 Initiative
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1. arthritis, osteoporosis and chronic back conditions.
2. disability and secondary conditions 3. educational and community-based programs 4. maternal 5. infant and child health 6. mental health and mental health disorders 7. nutrition and overweight 8. occupational safety and health 9. physical activity and fitness 10. respitory diseases, heart disease and stroke 11. substance abuse |
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A recent study found that _______ of specific objectives in each focus area of the Healthy People Initiatives have already been achieved, and progress had been made on ________more by 2005
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10%
50% |
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In the 2005 study what population was not meeting Healthy People Initiatives' activity and fitness goals
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middle aged and older rural women
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Others concers included the increasing number of ________ who are _________
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children
obese |
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What are related public health issues that are serious national problems
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movement, fitness and physical activity
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What do problems with areas such as movement, fitness and physical activity mean for ot
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pop based practice insead of individual based practice. ex. starting to consider mental health of infants more
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About how much of the population of Americans utilize complementary or alternative medical procedures
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one-third
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what type of medical providers are OT and PT
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conventional
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What does being a conventional provider entail
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therapy practices are grounded in the allopathic, bioscientific model but therapists do sometimes use alternative medicine techniques as prepatory type activities
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When therapists do use alternative medicine techniques as prepatory type activitites they are termed
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alternative medicine providers. an example of this is myofacial release
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What are other providers who can be considered practioners of complementary or alternative medice
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chiropractors, massage therapists, homeopathic physicians and naturopathic physicians
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