1 PUBLIC HEALTH

Question 1

this is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community effort

Answer 1

public health

Question 2

CDC defined public health as…

Answer 2

the science of protecting and improving health of people and their communities

Question 3

this is the totality of all evidence-based pinlic and private efforts throughout the life cycle that preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability, and death

Answer 3

public health

Question 4

core functions of public health

Answer 4

assessment, policy development, assurance

Question 5

this is the collection and analysis of information regarding health problems by identifying potential risks, determinants, causes, and different conditions

Answer 5

assessment

Question 6

BIG GEMS meaning

Answer 6

behavior, infection, genetics, geography, environment, medical care, and socioeconomic factors

Question 7

this involves the process of information sharing, consulting, and citizen participation to decide on public health measures

Answer 7

policy development

Question 8

this core function of public health aims to communicate effectively to inform, educate, and empower people

Answer 8

policy development

Question 9

this core function aims to assess and monitor population health

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assessment

Question 10

this core function aims to identify health hazards and root causes

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assessment

Question 11

this core function aims to strengthen, support and mobilize communities and partnerships

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policy development

Question 12

this involves active pushes to ensure communities are healthy and protected

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assurance

Question 13

this core function of public health aims to enforce policies and evaluate health programs by building diverse and skilled workforces, enabling equitable access to health services, and healthcare quality improvement

Answer 13

assurance

Question 14

components of the public health approach

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surveillance, risk factor identification, intervention evaluation, implementation

Question 15

main difference between the public health model and the medical model is …

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public health model focuses on the community while the medical model focuses on the individual well-being

Question 16

cite some public health achievements

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vaccination, safer and healthier foods, road safety, control of communicable diseases, healthier babies, family planning

Question 17

3 approaches in controlling communicable diseases

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destroying/controlling the causative agent
protecting portals of entry
increasing host defenses

Question 18

this helps us define the health issues in the community involving the population, society’s shared health concerns, and the society’s vulnerable groups

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population health