Improving Health Of The Population Flashcards
1
Q
What is public health?
A
3 domains:
1) health protection
2) health improvement
3) healthcare public health
2
Q
What is the bell-curve shift in populations?
A
3
Q
How can we improve health?
A
Personal skills e.g. MECC
Community actions e.g. warning on cigarette packages
Supportive environments e.g. no smoking policies
Healthy public policy e.g. tax on tobacco products
Reorient health services e.g. cessation services
4
Q
What are the types of intervention?
A
5
Q
What are the types of prevention?
A
6
Q
What is health improvement?
A
Inequalities
Education
Housing
Employment
Family/ community
Lifestyles
Surveillance/ monitoring
