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Room for improvement for health includes?
-health behavior
-non-infectious diseases-DM, heart disease
-terrorism
definition of health is?

WHO, what year?
a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

by: WHO in 1947
Definition of community is
froup of people who have common characteristics; defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation
characteristics of communities are?
membership
common symbol system
shared values and norms
mutual influence
shared needs and commitments
shared emotional connection
define community health
health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions both private and public, to promote, protect, and preserve their helath
define public health
what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
define population health
health status of people who are not organized and have no identity as a group or locality and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, preserve their health
community health activities are those aimed at?
protecting or improving the health of a population or community
personal health activities are individual actions....
and decision-making that affect the health of an individual or his immediate family
factors affecting community health are?
physical factors
social and cultural
community organization
individual behaviors
physical factors include?
industrial dvlpmt,
comm. size
environment, geography
clean h20, air, temp, cleanliness of city
social and cultural factors include?
beliefs,
traditions
prejudices
economics
religion
social norms
community organizations include?
identify problem
mobilize resources
work toward change
individual behaviors include?
takes the concerted effort of many to improve comm health
babylon evidence of pub health?
code of hammurabi had laws pert to physician and health practices
-book of leviticus provided guidelines
Greeks used?
info from earlier groups during golden age active in comunity, sanniatation, running water, from mountains 10 miles away
Romans used?
improved on greek engineering, built aqueducts and sewer system, christians built hospitals
Middle ages- AD 500-1500
Dark ages 500-1000
*spiritual era of public health
*great epidemic of plague-Black death 1348-1350
* recognizable diseases
*last epidemic of period was syphilis
renaissance and exploration (1500-1700)
rebirth thinking about nature of world
more careful accounting of wo got sick

disease were caused by environment, not spiritual
-observed the sick, to understand signs and symptoms
18th century
industrial growth
cities overcrowded
inadequate h20 supply
trash on streets
unhealthy workplace
children worked long hours
18th century important dates..
1796?
1798?
jenner smallpox vaccination
2. marine hospital service-becomes US public health service
19th century 1st half
few advancements in health
fed govt laissez faire
health quackery thrived "buyer beware"
London cholera epidemic
*
19th century

miasmas theory of contagious disease ?
vapor or miamas were source of many diseases
19th century 2nd half. dates
year of modern era public health?
1850
19th century dates
1850?
1854?
1863?
1872
1876
1900
1. shattucks report
2. snow removes pump handle
3. pasteur proposed germ theory
4. APHA founded
5. koch estab relationship -microbe and disease
6. reed-announced yellow fever, by mosquitos
modern era of public health important dates.
1. 1850-1875
2. 1875-1900
3 health resources development
4. social engineering
5. health promotion
1. miasma
2. bacteriological
3. 1900-1960
4. 1960-1975
5. 1975 present
in 1900 what was life expectancy?
less than 50 approx 47
1974-present
1. new perspective on health of canadians
2. health promotion act
3. WHOs health for all
4. healthy people published
5. 1st set of natl goals & objectives
1. 1974
2. 76
3. 77
4. 79
5. 80
early 2000s
issues ahead are?
health care deliveryt
environment
lifestyle disease
communicable disease
alcohol/drug abuse
disasters
Health care delivery consists of?
costs: 2.2 trillion
Uninsured: 46.6 million
access
Natl health insurance?
Environmental problems consist of?
pollution h20/air/soil
disposal of waste
depleting natural resources
world pop growth
lifestyle disease consist of?
leading cause of death

increase of obesity

control of behavior risk e.g., poor diet/inactivity/smoking etc..
Communicable diseases consist of?
morbidity
re-emerging, emerging, drug resisted disease

crossover of disease from animals (ZOONOSES)*******

use of pathogens for terorism
Alcohol and other drug use consist of?
costs: lives and money
assoc w/ unintentional injuries,
domestic violence,
many trying to deal w/ problem
Disasters consist of?
Natural: floods, hurricanes, earthquakes
Humanmade: unintentional (spill) , intentional (bioterrorism)
-lack of preparedness
-
outlook for comm health in 21st century..

what year for WHO "health for all"?
1977