SPH 200 Exam Prep Questions and Answers
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Public Health
- The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the
organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private,
communities and individuals.
- Focus on community/population
- Focus on preventing illness, promoting wellness
APAE Cycle
- Assessment, Planning, Action, Evaluation.
- Identifying knowledge gaps, adapting to local context, assessing barrier,
selecting/implementing interventions, monitoring knowledge use, evaluating outcomes,
sustaining knowledge use.
12 Great Public Health Achievements
- Recognition that health is influenced by many factors.
- Control of infectious disease.
- Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke.
- Birth control and family planning.
- Healthier environments.
- Motor vehicle safety.
- Declines in tobacco consumption.
- Safer and healthier foods.
, - Safer workplaces.
- Programs help maintain a high standard of living.
- Vaccination.
- Standardized care for mothers and infants.
Healthcare/Medicine
- Focus on individuals
- Focus on healing the ill
5 Domains Of Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Health
- Health Promotion
- Health Policy & Management
Epidemiology
The study of the distribution and determinants of of disease frequency in human populations
Biostatistics
Collection, storage, retrieval, analysis and interpretation of health data.
Environmental Health
Environmental factors that affect the health of a community in natural and built environments.
Health Promotion
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Public Health
- The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the
organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private,
communities and individuals.
- Focus on community/population
- Focus on preventing illness, promoting wellness
APAE Cycle
- Assessment, Planning, Action, Evaluation.
- Identifying knowledge gaps, adapting to local context, assessing barrier,
selecting/implementing interventions, monitoring knowledge use, evaluating outcomes,
sustaining knowledge use.
12 Great Public Health Achievements
- Recognition that health is influenced by many factors.
- Control of infectious disease.
- Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke.
- Birth control and family planning.
- Healthier environments.
- Motor vehicle safety.
- Declines in tobacco consumption.
- Safer and healthier foods.
, - Safer workplaces.
- Programs help maintain a high standard of living.
- Vaccination.
- Standardized care for mothers and infants.
Healthcare/Medicine
- Focus on individuals
- Focus on healing the ill
5 Domains Of Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Health
- Health Promotion
- Health Policy & Management
Epidemiology
The study of the distribution and determinants of of disease frequency in human populations
Biostatistics
Collection, storage, retrieval, analysis and interpretation of health data.
Environmental Health
Environmental factors that affect the health of a community in natural and built environments.
Health Promotion
