Exam #2: Prevention in Practice Flashcards
What is health?
Being free of illness
What is wellness?
Interconnected physical, mental. and social wellbeing
What are the social determinants of health?
- Economic stability
- Neighborhood and built environment
- Health and healthcare
- Social and community context
- Education
List three examples of how neighborhood and built environments have impacted health?
1) Lead in Boston
- Mulch and stone use decreased lead exposure
2) Access to full service supermarket in low-income areas
- increased consumption of fruits and veggies
3) Jogging trails in CA
- Improve trail, increase use
How can economic stability improve health?
- Increased economic resources decreases risk of childhood obesity
- Moving out of high poverty areas decreased depression/ behavior disorders in girls
How does education improve health?
Education enhances cognitive skills needed to:
- Understand health risks
- Make informed decisions
Note that finishing high school increases life-expectancy by 5 years
Give examples of how social cohesion and civic participation have improved health.
- Joining a social group cuts risk of dying in half within the next year
- Civic engagement–>better recall of health messages
- Feeling discriminated against shortens lifespan
What is institutional syndrome?
- Deficits and disabilities in social life skills developed after spending a long time in prison or a mental health institution
- May make individuals more prone to mental health problems
What are the power 9 of wellness?
- Move naturally
- Purpose
- Downshift
- 80% rule
- Plant Slant
- Wine
- Belong
- Loved Ones First
- Right Tribe
What are the five leading causes of preventable death?
1) Heart Disease
2) Cancer
3) Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
4) CVA
5) Unintentional injuries
What is the purpose of epidemiology?
- Informs the study of prevention; it is a method of studying the cause, distribution, and determinants of disease
- Protects against the 6 “Ds”
What are the six D’s of epidemiology?
Death Disease Discomfort Disability Dissatisifaction Destitution
What are the four levels of disease prevention?
Primoridal
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
What level of disease prevention is sunscreen?
Primary
What level of disease prevention is warfarin?
Tertiary
