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Give an example of a Publich Health issue in society. |
Sleep deprivation, Obesity, Diabetes |
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The 3 core functions of Public Health are : |
Assessment (collecting and Analyzing data) Policy Development (Strategic approach) Assurance |
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The disciplines public health can be divided into these 6 areas: |
Epidemiology Statistics Effectiveness Biomedical Sciences Prevention Intervention |
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Public Health focuses on the prevention of _______ and _______. |
Disability and disease |
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Is terrorism a public health concern? |
Yes |
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What is economic impact? How does it affect Public health? |
The total cost of a situation on the community. |
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What is Individual Liberty? |
The right to do as you please within retain restrictions set by the goverment. |
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What are moral and religious opposition? |
The opposition that some groups may be receptive to helping because it is againt their beliefs. |
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__________ ultimately have the responsibility of making the organized community efforts necessary to protect the health of the population |
Goverment |
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What is a chronic disease? Provide an example? |
A long lasting disease that has no cure like sickle cell Anemia |
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What is freauency? |
The number of sick people to the entire population. |
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What are mortality rates? |
Death Rates |
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What is Prevalence? |
The total number of people existing in a defines population |
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What is a placebo? |
Fake medication like sugar pills |
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What are two types of frequencies? |
Incidence and Prevalence |
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What is a control-group? Provide an example? |
A control group is the that is not given the vaccine in a experiment |
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The CDC has expanded its mission to include the following: |
Chronic Disease Genetic Injury and Violence Environmental health |
