Introduction to public health

Question 1

What are the three domains of public health?

Answer 1

health protection
health improvement
service development

Question 2

What are the 5 waves of public health that have emerged in the UK?

Answer 2

1. structural works
2. hospitals
3. everyday lifestyle explored
4. focus on risk theory
5. necessary to address issues

Question 3

When is health inequality acceptable and unacceptable?

Answer 3

acceptable when due to biological variations or free choice but unacceptable when due to external environment and conditions

Question 4

What is used to measure inequality?

Answer 4

the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation