COMMUNITY HEALTH Flashcards

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It is a group of people with COMMON characteristics or interests LIVING TOGETHER within a territory or geographical (physical) boundary.

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COMMUNITY

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“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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Allender et al., 2009

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Community is a group of people who have common characteristics definable by location, race, ethnicity, age, occupation, interests in particular problems or outcomes, or common bonds.

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McKenzie, Pinger, Kotecki, 2012

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Determinants of Population

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RACE
NATIONALITY/ETHNICITY
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
AGE OR AGE GROUP
GEOGRAPHIC LOCALITY

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is the 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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is the health status of PERSONS NOT ORGANIZED and without identity as a group or locality.

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POPULATION HEALTH

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COMMUNITY HEALTH/PUBLIC HEALTH

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I. Environmental sanitation
II. Control of Community infection (communicable disease)
III. Education of the individual in principles of personal hygiene
IV. Organization of Medical and nursing services for early diagnosis and preventive treatment of diseases
V. Development of social machinery which will ensure everyone as standard living adequate for maintenance of life

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8
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Two broad areas of preventive medicine

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PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK FACTOR EVALUATION

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includes programs and activities directed at community level and will benefit everyone or individuals WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF PHYSICIAN.

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PUBLIC HEALTH

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includes programs and activities directed at INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE CARE OF PHYSICIAN who evaluates them for high-risk factors that can cause disease, educate them about good habits and screens them for appropriate conditions.

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RISK FACTOR EVALUATION

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The three main factors and determinants of community health

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  1. Physical Factors
  2. Social and Cultural Factors
  3. Individual Behaviors
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Geography: Dry, Tropical
Environment: Smoggy, (polluted)
Community Size: 244,000
Industrial Development: Metropolitan, Rural

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PHYSICAL FACTOR

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Traditions, Prejudices, Beliefs
Economy
Politics
Socioeconomic Status

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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS

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The behavior of the individual community members contributes to the health of the entire community.

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INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR

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A discipline that concerns with the study and BETTERMENT OF THE HEALTH characteristics of biological communities.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH

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Aims of Community Health

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Health Promotion
Prevention of Disease
Management of Factors Affecting Health

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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH & DISEASE OF THE COMMUNITY

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HEALTH CARE
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE
CULTURAL PRACTICES

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18
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To find METHODS AND PROCEDURES to help deal with social issues within the community.

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

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Community Organizing Process

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  1. RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE
  2. GAIN COMMUNITY ENTRY
  3. ORGANIZE PEOPLE
  4. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
  5. SET PRIORITIES & GOALS
  6. ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION
  7. SELECT STRATEGIES
  8. IMPLEMENT PLANS
  9. EVALUATE OUTCOMES
  10. MAINTAIN OUTCOMES
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIAD

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ENVIRONMENT
AGENT
HOST

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WIDEPSREAD; epidemic over a WIDE GEOGRAPHIC AREA and affecting a large portion of the population

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PANDEMIC

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  • spreading RAPIDLY AND EXTENSIVELY by infection and affecting many individuals in AN AREA OR POPULATION AT THE SAME TIME.
    -an outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads RAPIDLY AND WIDELY
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EPIDEMIC

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A disease that exists PERMANENTLY in a particular region or population.

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ENDEMIC

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An outbreak of disease that attacks many peoples at about the SAME TIME and may spread through one or several
communities

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EPIDEMIC

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When an epidemic spreads throughout the world.

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PANDEMIC

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The FIRST LINK in the chain of disease transmission

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AGENT

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defined as a substance, living or non-living or a force, tangible or intangible, the excessive presence or relative lack of which may INITIATE OR PERPETUATE A DISEASE PROCESS

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AGENT / DISEASE AGENT

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T OR F:
A disease may have a single agent, but more factors are responsible for disease transmission.

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TRUE

29
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T OR F:
A disease may have more than single agent, so more factors are responsible for disease transmission.

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FALSE - SINGLE AGENT ONLY !!!

30
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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

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  • VIRUS
  • BACTERIA
  • PROTOZOVA
  • FUNGUS
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

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  • INFECTIVITY
  • PATHOGENICITY
  • VIRULENCE
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Exposure to heat, cold, pressure,excessive humidity, radiation, electricity, sound etc.

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PHYSICAL AGENTS

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CHEMICAL AGENTS

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ENDOGENOUS
EXOGENOUS

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ACCIDENTS

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MECHANICAL AGENTS

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MALNUTRITION

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NUTRITIONAL AGENTS

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STRESS
PEER PRESSURE
SMOKING
DRINKING

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SOCIAL AGENTS

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OTHER FACTORS

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  • Hormones
  • Lack of part or structure
  • Chromosomal factors
  • Immunological factors
38
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Human being is referred to as “______” and the disease agent as “___”

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HUMAN - SOIL, DISEASE - SEED

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HOSTS

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DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
BIOLOGICALFACTORS
SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS
LIFE STYLE FACTORS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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  1. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
    BIOLOGICALENVIRONMENT
    PSYCHO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
41
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is concerned with health of the public; i.e., populations.

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PUBLIC HEALHT

42
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is the method/strategy of studying disease/health in human populations.

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

43
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is therefore the core science of public health

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Uses of Epidemiology

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Community diagnosis
Establishing the history of a disease in a population
Describing the natural history of disease in the individual
Describing the clinical picture of disease
Estimating risk
Identifying syndromes and precursors

45
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the relationship of high blood pressure to stroke, kidney disease, and heart disease

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Identifying syndromes and precursors

46
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what factors increase the risk of heart disease, automobile
accidents, and violence

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Estimating risk

47
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who gets the disease, who dies from the disease, and what the outcome of the disease is

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Describing the clinical picture of disease

48
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natural history of HIV infection in the individual (infection-acute syndrome-asymptomatic phase-clinical disease-death)

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Describing the natural history of disease in
the individual

49
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identifying the periodicity of an infectious disease

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Establishing the history of a disease in a
population

50
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what are the major health problems occurring in a community

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Community diagnosis