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14 Cards in this Set
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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity” (WHO, 1947)
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Health
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Group of people who have common characteristics; can be defined by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interest, or other common bond
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Community
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1. Membership
2. Common symbol system 3. Shared values and norms 4. Mutual influence 5. Shared needs and commitment 6. Shared emotional connection |
Characteristics of communities:
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what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy” (IOM, 1988)
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Public health
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– the health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
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Community health
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the 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, and preserve their health
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Population health
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Individual actions and decision-making that affect the health of an individual or his or her immediate family
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Personal health activities
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Those aimed at protecting or improving the health of a population or community
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Community health activities
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industrial development, community size, environment, geography
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Physical factors
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beliefs, traditions, and prejudices; economics; politics; religion; socioeconomic status; social norms
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Social and cultural factors
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identify problem, mobilize resources, work toward change
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Community organization
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takes the concerted effort of many—if not most—to improve community health
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Individual behaviors
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Leading cause of death
Increase in obesity Better control of behavioral risk factors, e.g., poor diet, inactivity, smoking, abuse of alcohol & drugs |
Lifestyle Diseases
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Morbidity
Re-emerging, emerging, and drug-resistant diseases Crossover diseases from animals Use of pathogens for terrorism |
Communicable Diseases
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