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Significant Factors

1. Community Health Status
2. Economic Status of Nuclear Family


3. Quality of Health Delivery System
4. Access of Health Delivery System
5. Cultural Diversity
6. fragmentation of Health Care

Future of Medical Technologists

1. Technology Evolution


2. Biotechnological Innovation
3. Evolution of Automation


4. Workforce Development
5. Globalization of world's economy


6. Shortages in Medical Technologists

Epidemiology

Study of distribution and determinants of states of health and illnesses in human populations.

Public Health

What society does collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which people can be healthy.

Public Health NURSING

Synthesis of Pub. Health and nursing to prevent illness/disability and to protect and promote health of the entire community.

Define HEALTH from New Oxford Dictionary

State of being free from illness

Define HEALTH from a pro's POV

Measure of Physical state of body organs and ability of body as a whole to function.

How does WHO describe Health?

State of Physical, Mental and Social well-being.

P M S

Physical Health

Anatomical integrity and Physiological functioning of the body


Mental Health

Ability to learn and think clearly and coherently

Social Health

Ability to make and maintain acceptable interaction with people.

Emotional Health

Ability of expressing emotions in an appropriate way

Spiritual Health

Relates health w/ RELIGION, others with PERSONAL VALUES, BELIEFS, PRINCIPLES.. and ways of achieving mental satisfaction, which are related to spiritual well-being.

Diff. Perspective on Health

Viewed as a right, consumption good and an investment.

Determinants of Health

1. Human Biology
2. Environment
3. Life Style
4. Health Organization

H E L H

Factors Affecting Community

1. Physical Determinants
2. Socio-Cultural Determinants
3. Community Organization
4. Behavioral Determinants

Physical Determinants

1. Geography (highlands vs lowlands)
2. Environment (manmade or natural catastrophe)
3. Industrial Development

G E I

Socio-cultural determinants

1. Beliefs
2. Traditions
3. Social Customs

Examples of Socio-cultural determinants

a. Disease is punishment from God




b. Herbal Treatments




c. Fasting during Ramadan

Community Organization

1. Community Size


2. Community Arrangement


3. Distribution of Resources

Community Organization Examples

a. Urban
b. Rural
c. Location of Residence
- Local Barangay
- Subdivisions
- Villages

Behavioral Determinants

1. Smoking
2. Alchoholism
3. Promiscuity
4. Drug Addiction
5. Unhealthy Eating Habits

Globalization

Process of increasing of political and social interdependence and global integration that takes place as capital, traded goods, persons, concepts, images, ideas and values across the stated boundaries.

Effects of Globalization

1. Jeopardizing Population Health via erosion of social and environmental conditions and exacerbating inequalities




2. Increasing effects of bilateral and intl. agencies




3. Accelerated economic growth and tech. advances


4. Externalities of diseases due to ↑ communication and ↓mobility

Other Health Risks

1. Fragmentation and Weakening of Labor Markets




2. Tobacco Induced Diseases




3. Food markets

4. Spread of infectious diseases

5. Adverse effects of environment

Define MODEL

A representation of a system that specifies its components and relationships of the variables.

19th Century Models

1. Contagion Theory
2. Supernatural Theory
3. Personal Behavior Theory
4. Miasma Theory

20th Century Models

1. Germ Theory
2. Life Style Theory
3. Environmental Theory
4. Multi Causal Theory

Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)

Supernatural powers for pagans and punishments for sings for Christians.




Leprosy, Plague, Syphilis were the deadliest epidemics of 14th century.

Era of Renaissance and Exploration (1500-1700 AD)

Diseases were caused by environment.

Examples: Malaria - Bad Air

18th Century

Problems of industrialization, urban slums, leading to unsanitary conditions and unsafe workplaces.

19th Century

Industrialization was still a problem, but Agricultural development improved nutrition and there is progress in understanding communicable diseases.

Book of Leviticus (1500 BC)

1. Personal Cleanliness


2. Sanitation of campsites


3. Disinfecting wells
4. Isolating Lepers
5. Disposal of refuses


6. Hygiene of maternity

How is Community defined?
1. People
2. Location
3. Social System

P L S

Location: Boundaries

1. Geographic
2. Political
3. Problem Based

G P P

Florence Nightingale identified:

1. Community Wide Problems


2. Changes needed to be made


3. Formulated plans to address the problem


4. Evaluated the results