SPH K150 Exam 1 Exam with complete
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Public Health: - CORRECT ANSWER-measures that people make as a society to bring
about & maintain that improvement in health
L people look to local, national, & state government to promote
What Governments Provide: - CORRECT ANSWER-Clean water & sewage removal
FDA(make sure food is up to standards)
medical establishments
L hospitals, nursing homes
regulations for immunization
Core Functions: - CORRECT ANSWER-assessment
policy development
assurance
Ten Essential Public Health Services: Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-
assessment:
1. monitor health status to identify community health problems
2. diagnose & investigate health problems hazards in the community
Ten Essential Public Health Services: Policy Development - CORRECT ANSWER-
Policy development:
3. inform,educate, & empower people about health issues
4.moblize community partnerships to identify & solve health problems
5. develop policies & plans that support individual & community health efforts
Ten Essential Public Health Services: Assurance - CORRECT ANSWER-assurance:
6. enforce laws & regulations that protect health and ensure safety
7. link people to needed personal health services and assure that provisions of health
care earn otherwise unavailable
8. assure a comptent public health & personal healthcare workforce
9. evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal & population based
health services
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Ten Essential Public Health Services: All - CORRECT ANSWER-Serving all functions:
10. Research for new insights & innovative solutions to health problems
Public Health V Medical - CORRECT ANSWER-PH: whole community
prevents sickness
**abstract**
epidemiology basic science for PH
L study of epidemics
statistics very important in PH
biomedical sciences
environmental health services
Public Health V Medical - CORRECT ANSWER-Medical: individual
healing the sick
5 step process to approach health issues: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. define the health
problem
2. identify the risk factors associated w/ the problem
3. develop & test community level interventions to control or prevent the cause of the
problem
4. implement interventions to improve the health of the population
5. monitor those interventions to access their effectiveness
Types of prevention: - CORRECT ANSWER-primary:
prevents injury or sickness from occurring at all
secondary:
minimize severity of illness once it has happened
tertiary:
seeks to minimize disabilities by providing medical care & rehabilitation
MacKenzie article: - CORRECT ANSWER-first vacation produced by Dr. Edward
Jenner in 1796 (smallpox)
middle ages---> spiritual era of PH
19th century: few regulations or health departments so the people had to be conscious
of their choices
theory of the time period: miasmas
miasmas or vapors were thought to cause many of the diseases
MacKenzie article - CORRECT ANSWER-1850= modern era for PH
bacterial agents found (1875-1900) & caused the bacteriological period of PH
1900-1960 health facilities more common & era was the health resources development
period
reform phase(1900-1920)
MacKenzie article: - CORRECT ANSWER-medicare: assists in the payment of medical
bills for the older adults with certain disabilities
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medicaid: assists in the payment of medical bills for the poor
Problem with both Medicaid and Medicare is that not all healthcare providers accept
payment due to low reimbursement rates.
health people 2020: four sets of health goals & objectives for U.S. (health agenda)
MAP-IT - CORRECT ANSWER-Mobilize
Assess
Plan
Implement
Track
Bioterrorism: - CORRECT ANSWER-threatened or intentional release of biological
agents for the purpose of influencing the conduct of government or intimidating or
covering a civilian population to further political or social objectives
health disparities: - CORRECT ANSWER-the difference in health among different
populations
public health preparedness: - CORRECT ANSWER-ability of the PH system, community
& individuals to prevent protect against, quickly respond to & recover from health
emergencies particularly those in which scale, timing, or unpredictability threatens to
overwhelm routine capabilities
medical preparedness: - CORRECT ANSWER-ability of the health care system to
prevent, protect against disease
Ancient Greece: - CORRECT ANSWER-believed in humors need to be in balance
How to keep healthy: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Physical activity:
L 150 minutes/week ( only 28.4% of population reach this)
(to increase life expectancy)
2. Nutrition:
L eat dark green vegetables, red and orange vegs, beans,peas
college students--> male 5 times a week (cups) females 4 times per week (cups)
3. Diabetes:
L 50% have pre-diabetes in Indiana (if you lose 10% of body weight lowers your risk of
getting diabetes)
4. Sleep:
avg: 6-6.9 hrs for college students
L if don't get the right amount of hrs you can get more illness, stress, lower GPA, screen
time w/ electronics** (blue wave lights)--> certain glasses can help
State and Local Government: Local Health Department - CORRECT ANSWER-unique
settings
rat/mice ---
animal control l
pools l monroe county
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