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Module 1 (Ch. 1, 2, 3) Flashcards

1
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Community Health

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The needs, protection, and improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area.

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Public Health

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An organizational structure, a multitude of different resources, and collaborative activities needed to accomplish the goal of an optimally healthy community.

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Community

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A collection of people who share some important feature of their lives. The book defines community a a collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests or characteristics form the basis for a sense of unity or belonging.

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Geographic Community

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a city, town, or neighborhood

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common interest community

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members of a church, or moms against drunk driving

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community of solution

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individuals working together to stop water pollution or disease spreading

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population (examples)

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older adult population or city population

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Aggregate (example)

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Teen parents and or children with diabetes

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Aggregate definition

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populations that are loosely related

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what are some factors that influence health?

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location of home, education, income, diet, exercise, accessibility of health care, and healthy behaviors.

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Describe the wellness-continuum

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a constantly changing state of health. On one end is the healthiest a person can be, and the other is very ill or death. The point of the continuum is to show that health fluctuates and is not absolute. This can be used for populations or whole communities.

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What is the focus of the healthy people 2030 program?

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promote, strengthen, and evaluate the nation’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people.

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What are some qualities of a healthy community?

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Low poverty levels
education
transportation
healthy child development
housing/shelter
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Primary prevention

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This is an anticipatory action like vaccines or having elderly patients install handrails in the home.

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Secondary prevention

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This prevention is for screenings and detection. An example would be frequent breast exams or colonoscopy

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Tertiary prevention

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This prevention is to reduce the severity of current health problems and disabilities. An example is to rehab individuals who have had strokes or educate and treat diabetes.

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What are the 3 core public health functions?

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Assessment
policy development
assurance

18
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Clinician (C/PHN)

A

visit older residents in a seniors’ high-rise apartment building

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Educator (C/PHN)

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conduct a meeting to educate the community on how to reduce gun violence

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Advocate (C/PHN)

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An advocate for individuals who are victims of domestic abuse

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Manager (C/PHN)

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Assist the staff in a community project to screen homeless individuals for illness/disease

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Collaborator (C/PHN)

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Work with the police department to develop a safer way for children and elderly to cross the street

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Leader (C/PHN)

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Develop goals for decreasing drugs and violence within the community. Possibly setup a crime watch team.

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Researcher (C/PHN)

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Discover the reason for the increase in obesity in the area that suffers the most with poverty.

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Ambulatory Service (C/PHN)

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local planned parenthood or a local family clinic

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Occupational Health Setting (C/PHN)

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Every 6 months have a nurse/doctor come to a construction business to screen employees for disease/illness

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Residential institutions (C/PHN)

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college campus nurse, nursing home nurse, summer camp nurse

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Faith community (C/PHN)

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A faith based organization that works to help with health care in a community

29
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What was the role of the district nurses?

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Care for the sick from their homes instead of only in hospitals

30
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What was the outcome of the Henry Street Settlement?

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The Henry Street Settlement helped to develop skilled community/public health nurses and not just hospital-based nurses. It also helped to educate the poor communities on disease prevention using evidenced-based practice. This program is still available today and was created by Lillian Wald.

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What services do the Frontier Nursing Services offer?

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They offer medical care, dental care, and nursing care. They are also the largest mid-wife program in the US

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