Population & Public Health

Question 1

What is public health?

Answer 1

Health of the population as a whole

Question 2

What are some functions of public health?

Answer 2

1) population health assessment
2) surveillance
3) disease and injury prevention
4) health promotion
5) health protection
6) emergency preparedness and response

Question 3

What is the Public Health Approach?

Answer 3

aims to provide the maximum benefit for the largest number of people

Question 4

What is Upstream Approach?

Answer 4

Health promotion his to prevent disease by modifying the social determinants of health.

Question 5

What are the determinants of health?

Answer 5

1) income and social status
2) socia support network
3) education and literacy
4) employment
5) social environment
6) physical environment
7) personal health practice and coping skills
8) healthy child development
9) biology and genetic endowment
10) heath services
11) gender
12) culture

Question 6

What is public health care?

Answer 6

science of protecting the safety and improving the health of communties through education, policy maing and researach for disease and injury protection