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6 Cards in this Set
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What is health? |
health comprises complete physical, mental and social well being and is no merely the absence of disease. |
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What is the medical model for health sequence? |
1. patient has symptoms 2. approaches health professional 3. tmt carried out 4. pt pays fee 5. patient hopefully happy with tmt |
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What is public health? |
the science and are of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort. |
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What are the hallmarks of public health? |
1. sanitation 2. infection control 3. health education 4. early diagnosis and prevention 5. social change |
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What are the aims of public health? |
1. improve the health of the entire pop. 2. improve the health of disadvantaged groups |
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What are the chararcteristic of public health? |
1. community resposibility 2. multidisciplinary 3. preventive approach 4. epidemiology 5. wide range of strategies 6. cost effectiveness and evaluation 7. scarce resorces 8. ethical considerations |
