Public Health Ch. 1

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Public Health

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The science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficacy.

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3 P's (prevent, prolong, promote)

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3 Core Functions of Public Health

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Assessment, Policy Development, Assurance

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The general steps of how Public Health helps society (A.P.A)

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Assessment

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The collection, assembly, and analysis of info about a populations health. Diagnostic Function

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~Asses~

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Policy Development

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Using scientific knowledge to development a strategic approach (POLICY) to improve community health.

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Assurance

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Assuring that everyone has access to public health services including: environmental and basic medical services

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The 6 Main Disciplines of Public Health

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1. Epidemiology

2. Statics

3. Biomedical Science

4. Environmental Science

5. Social and Behavioral Science

6. Health Policy and Management

Hint 6

Everyone Says Babies Earn Special Halos

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Epidemiology

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Study of human populations for shared or common characteristics in diesase outbreak areas to find the cause

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Disease Detectives

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Statics

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Qualitative data used to help experts calculate health risk and determine if a society is healthy or sick

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Biomedical Sciences

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Research that aids in the understanding of infections and how sickness spreads and affects the human body

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Microorganisms

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Environmental Science

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Study that helps prevent the spread of disease or toxins through air, water, food, and soil

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Earth, Air, Water, Fire

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Social and Behavioral Science

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Social- studies health risks associated with subgroubs in populations like low-income or minority groups

Behavioral- studies how behaviors effect population health (smoking, exercising, alcohol)

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Groups of people and common behaviors

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Health Policy and Management

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Studies in the roles of Quality and Accessibility to medical care and Policies that effect the health of populations

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Management

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Primary Intervention

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Prevents exposure to risk factors so injury or illness DOESN'T EVEN OCCUR

Ex. Discourage smoking

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Secondary Intervention

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After an injury or illness has occurred this seeks to minimize the severity.

Ex. Screening for cancer to implement early treatment

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Tertiary Intervention

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Seeks to keep the disability caused by injury or illness from getting worse with medical care and rehab.

Ex. Cancer treatments and rehab for patients

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5 Steps to Public Health Approach

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1. DEFINE health problem

2. IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS associated with the health problem

3. DEVELOP TESTING for community to control or prevent spread of problem

4. IMPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS to improve health

5. MONITOR the interventions and observe EFFECTIVENESS

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D. I. D. I. M

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Chain of Causation

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Agent -harmful of disease-causing substance (biological, chemical, physical, or nutritional)

Host -susceptible human being

Environment -transmission of which the agent reaches the host

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A.H.E