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36 Cards in this Set
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Room for improvement for health includes?
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-health behavior
-non-infectious diseases-DM, heart disease -terrorism |
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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 |
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Definition of community is
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froup of people who have common characteristics; defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation
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characteristics of communities are?
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membership
common symbol system shared values and norms mutual influence shared needs and commitments shared emotional connection |
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define community health
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health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions both private and public, to promote, protect, and preserve their helath
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define public health
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what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy
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define population health
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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
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community health activities are those aimed at?
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protecting or improving the health of a population or community
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personal health activities are individual actions....
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and decision-making that affect the health of an individual or his immediate family
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factors affecting community health are?
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physical factors
social and cultural community organization individual behaviors |
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physical factors include?
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industrial dvlpmt,
comm. size environment, geography clean h20, air, temp, cleanliness of city |
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social and cultural factors include?
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beliefs,
traditions prejudices economics religion social norms |
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community organizations include?
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identify problem
mobilize resources work toward change |
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individual behaviors include?
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takes the concerted effort of many to improve comm health
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babylon evidence of pub health?
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code of hammurabi had laws pert to physician and health practices
-book of leviticus provided guidelines |
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Greeks used?
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info from earlier groups during golden age active in comunity, sanniatation, running water, from mountains 10 miles away
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Romans used?
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improved on greek engineering, built aqueducts and sewer system, christians built hospitals
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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 |
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renaissance and exploration (1500-1700)
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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 |
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18th century
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industrial growth
cities overcrowded inadequate h20 supply trash on streets unhealthy workplace children worked long hours |
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18th century important dates..
1796? 1798? |
jenner smallpox vaccination
2. marine hospital service-becomes US public health service |
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19th century 1st half
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few advancements in health
fed govt laissez faire health quackery thrived "buyer beware" London cholera epidemic * |
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19th century
miasmas theory of contagious disease ? |
vapor or miamas were source of many diseases
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19th century 2nd half. dates
year of modern era public health? |
1850
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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 |
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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 |
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in 1900 what was life expectancy?
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less than 50 approx 47
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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 |
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early 2000s
issues ahead are? |
health care deliveryt
environment lifestyle disease communicable disease alcohol/drug abuse disasters |
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Health care delivery consists of?
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costs: 2.2 trillion
Uninsured: 46.6 million access Natl health insurance? |
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Environmental problems consist of?
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pollution h20/air/soil
disposal of waste depleting natural resources world pop growth |
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lifestyle disease consist of?
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leading cause of death
increase of obesity control of behavior risk e.g., poor diet/inactivity/smoking etc.. |
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Communicable diseases consist of?
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morbidity
re-emerging, emerging, drug resisted disease crossover of disease from animals (ZOONOSES)******* use of pathogens for terorism |
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Alcohol and other drug use consist of?
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costs: lives and money
assoc w/ unintentional injuries, domestic violence, many trying to deal w/ problem |
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Disasters consist of?
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Natural: floods, hurricanes, earthquakes
Humanmade: unintentional (spill) , intentional (bioterrorism) -lack of preparedness - |
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outlook for comm health in 21st century..
what year for WHO "health for all"? |
1977
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