Exam 1 Flashcards
0
Q
Pap tests are used to test for _____________ from what ages?
A
cervical cancer; 21-65 years of age
1
Q
At what age and how ofter should women have mammograms?
A
1-2 years over the age of 40
2
Q
FOBT test are used to test for?
after what age?
A
Colorectal cancer
50 years
3
Q
Men 65-75 who have ever smoked should get what kind of screening?
A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
4
Q
What does CHD stand for?
Exercise stress test for men and women (ages) with multiple cardiac risk factors or diabetes?
A
Cardiovascular heart disease
> 45 men; >55 women
5
Q
Patients with a BMI >30 should be tested for __________
what should be done as the doctor?
A
obesity
offer counseling and behavioral interventions
6
Q
What should you do for a patient who is using tobacco?
A
screen all adults and offer smoking cessation information
7
Q
How and who should you screen for diabetes?
A
Adults ≥45, every 3 years with fasting blood sugar
8
Q
What four factors should we focus on to prevent diseases?
A
Physical activity
Obesity reduction
diet modification
smoking cessation
9
Q
What is the worst kid of fat deposit?
A
Central adiposity
10
Q
Health is more of a ______
a. entity
b. status
A
b
11
Q
the oldest and largest organization of publichealth professionals
A
American Public Health Association (1872)
12
Q
___________is a series of individuals,communities, activities and programs working to do what 3 things?
A
promote, prevent and ensure
13
Q
T/F
There is one definition of health
A
false
14
Q
what are the three area of triad of health?
What is the result of an imbalance between the three?
A
host, agent and environment
disease
15
Q
Term use to formally describe the science of preserving and promoting health
A
hygeine
16
Q
a phrase used to describethe hygiene and prevention of disease in
groups
A
social hygiene
17
Q
Control of environmental risks to health
new definition: the cleaning of pathogenic
microorganisms from inanimate objects and surfaces in public
A
Sanitation
18
Q
What are the three points of public health philosophy?
A
Vision, Mission, Goal
19
Q
What is the vision of public health
A
Healthy
People in
Healthy
Communities
20
Q
What is the mission of public health
A
To PromoteHealth and Prevent
Disease
21
Q
What is the goal of public health?
A
to prevent
22
Q
What are the three core functions of public health?
A
Assessment, policy development, assurance
23
Q
What are the two services in assessment?
A
Monitor health
Diagnose and investigate
24
What are the three essential public service in policy development?
Inform, educate and empower
Mobilize community partnership
develop policies
25
What are the five essential services of public health in the area of assurance?
Enforce laws
link to/ provide care
assure competent workforce
evaluate
26
What is the last essential service of public health?
research
27
status to identify community healthproblems
Monitor health
28
health problems and health hazardsin the community
diagnose and investigate
29
Inform, educate and empower...
people about health issues
30
Mobilize community partnership...
to identify and solve health problems
31
Develop policies...
and plans that support individual and community health efforts
32
Enforce laws..
and regulations that protect health and ensuresafety
33
Link people, provide care
* with needed personal health services
| * when otherwise unavailable
34
Assure a competent workforce...
To provide public health and personal health care
35
Evaluate...
effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of
| personal and population-based health services
36
research
for new insights and innovative solutions tohealth problems
37
Typically office setting based
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
38
More general than specific
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
39
provides basic public health screenings
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
40
hospital based setting
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
41
at least partially non-ambulatory by their health problem and are bed-ridden for at least a portion of the day
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
42
More intensive, specialize and costly care, routine sugeries
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
43
hospital based setting, uses more advanced techniques, technology,equipment, personnel, etc.
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
c
44
most specialized form of care
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
c
45
Primary prevention is the prevention of the _________ or _________.
how is this achieved?
occurrence or incident
risk reduction in susceptible populations
46
Prevention of disease or injury __________(prevention of _________ or __________of disease or injury)
this is an example of what kind of prevention?
progression; serverity; prevalence
secondary
47
Prevention of permanent disability or death is an example of what type of prevention
How is this achieved?
tertiary prevention
by ongoing care and rehabilitation
48
what is the goal of public health?
To prolong the number of years of healthy life of
| the population
49
The number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a given time
prevelence
50
What are the two kinds of prevalence?
Point and period
51
of cases at a specific point in time is known as
point prevelence
52
of cases over a specified period of time is known as?
period prevelence
53
The number of new cases of a disease within a
| specified population during a given time period is known as?
incidence
54
_________is a measure of risk for developing the
| disease
incidence
55
The incidence of disease in a population
morbidity
56
number of people who have died of disease
mortality
57
What is the overall lifespan?
78 years
58
things are linked in some way that makes them turn up together
association
59
something that produces an outcome
cause
60
When an exposure and an outcome turn up together, they are _______
associated
61
Those exposures or causal agents that make one more likely to
suffer a disease or health problem is known as a?
risk factor
62
improving the health of a
| population by enabling people to increasecontrol over their health
health promotion
63
The communication of information
| intended to improve knowledge about health
Health education
64
What are the 3 major types of agencies?
government
quasi government
non-government
65
An NGO would be...
a non governmental organization
66
government aka.
public
67
quasi government aka
hybrid
68
non government aka
private
69
Government Agencies Operated and managed by...
funded by...
What are the levels?
government officials
taxes or assessments
International -WHO
National - DHHS, CDC
State
Local
70
What is the largest public health organization in the country?
Department of Health & HumanServices (DHHS)
71
how many local health departments are found nation wide?
3000
72
the Red Cross would be an example of what kind of health organization?
quasi-government
73
What are the "big three" NGOs?
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
74
What organization is responsible for HP 2020?
DHHS
75
What is the blueprint to effectively track and address the most important health care needs of all Americans
HP 2020
76
HP 2010
leading health indicators:
Focus areas:
HP 2020
leading health indicators:
Focus areas:
10
28
12
42
77
What are the three areas of A Wellness Model Of Practice
Adjusting
screening
health behavior counseling
78
Health is more of a ______
a. entity
b. status
b
79
the oldest and largest organization of publichealth professionals
American Public Health Association (1872)
80
___________is a series of individuals,communities, activities and programs working to do what 3 things?
promote, prevent and ensure
81
T/F
| There is one definition of health
false
82
what are the three area of triad of health?
What is the result of an imbalance between the three?
host, agent and environment
disease
83
Term use to formally describe the science of preserving and promoting health
hygeine
84
a phrase used to describethe hygiene and prevention of disease in
groups
social hygiene
85
Control of environmental risks to health
new definition: the cleaning of pathogenic
microorganisms from inanimate objects and surfaces in public
Sanitation
86
What are the three points of public health philosophy?
Vision, Mission, Goal
87
What is the vision of public health
Healthy
People in
Healthy
Communities
88
What is the mission of public health
To PromoteHealth and Prevent
| Disease
89
What is the goal of public health?
to prevent
90
What are the three core functions of public health?
Assessment, policy development, assurance
91
What are the two services in assessment?
Monitor health
| Diagnose and investigate
92
What are the three essential public service in policy development?
Inform, educate and empower
Mobilize community partnership
develop policies
93
What are the five essential services of public health in the area of assurance?
Enforce laws
link to/ provide care
assure competent workforce
evaluate
94
What is the last essential service of public health?
research
95
status to identify community healthproblems
Monitor health
96
health problems and health hazardsin the community
diagnose and investigate
97
Inform, educate and empower...
people about health issues
98
Mobilize community partnership...
to identify and solve health problems
99
Develop policies...
and plans that support individual and community health efforts
100
Enforce laws..
and regulations that protect health and ensuresafety
101
Link people, provide care
* with needed personal health services
| * when otherwise unavailable
102
Assure a competent workforce...
To provide public health and personal health care
103
Evaluate...
effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of
| personal and population-based health services
104
research
for new insights and innovative solutions tohealth problems
105
Typically office setting based
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
106
More general than specific
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
107
provides basic public health screenings
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
a
108
hospital based setting
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
109
at least partially non-ambulatory by their health problem and are bed-ridden for at least a portion of the day
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
110
More intensive, specialize and costly care, routine sugeries
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
b
111
hospital based setting, uses more advanced techniques, technology,equipment, personnel, etc.
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
c
112
most specialized form of care
a. primary care
b. secondary care
c. tertiary care
c
113
Primary prevention is the prevention of the _________ or _________.
how is this achieved?
occurrence or incident
risk reduction in susceptible populations
114
Prevention of disease or injury __________(prevention of _________ or __________of disease or injury)
this is an example of what kind of prevention?
progression; serverity; prevalence
secondary
115
Prevention of permanent disability or death is an example of what type of prevention
How is this achieved?
tertiary prevention
by ongoing care and rehabilitation
116
what is the goal of public health?
To prolong the number of years of healthy life of
| the population
117
The number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a given time
prevelence
118
What are the two kinds of prevalence?
Point and period
119
of cases at a specific point in time is known as
point prevelence
120
of cases over a specified period of time is known as?
period prevelence
121
The number of new cases of a disease within a
| specified population during a given time period is known as?
incidence
122
_________is a measure of risk for developing the
| disease
incidence
123
The incidence of disease in a population
morbidity
124
number of people who have died of disease
mortality
125
What is the overall lifespan?
78 years
126
things are linked in some way that makes them turn up together
association
127
something that produces an outcome
cause
128
When an exposure and an outcome turn up together, they are _______
associated
129
Those exposures or causal agents that make one more likely to
suffer a disease or health problem is known as a?
risk factor
130
improving the health of a
| population by enabling people to increasecontrol over their health
health promotion
131
The communication of information
| intended to improve knowledge about health
Health education
132
What are the 3 major types of agencies?
government
quasi government
non-government
133
An NGO would be...
a non governmental organization
134
government aka.
public
135
quasi government aka
hybrid
136
non government aka
private
137
Government Agencies Operated and managed by...
funded by...
What are the levels?
government officials
taxes or assessments
International -WHO
National - DHHS, CDC
State
Local
138
What is the largest public health organization in the country?
Department of Health & HumanServices (DHHS)
139
how many local health departments are found nation wide?
3000
140
the Red Cross would be an example of what kind of health organization?
quasi-government
141
What are the "big three" NGOs?
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
142
What organization is responsible for HP 2020?
DHHS
143
What is the blueprint to effectively track and address the most important health care needs of all Americans
HP 2020
144
HP 2010
leading health indicators:
Focus areas:
HP 2020
leading health indicators:
Focus areas:
10
28
12
42
145
What are the three areas of A Wellness Model Of Practice
Adjusting
screening
health behavior counseling
