Intro To Public Healh

Question 1

The science of protecting and improving the health
of people and their communities.

Answer 1

Public Health

Question 2

What are the 4 P’s in Public Health

Answer 2

Prevention, Prolonging life, Promoting Health in
the Population level

Question 3

Studying the connection of man to all the factors in the
environment

Answer 3

Ecological in perspective

Question 4

The connection of BSMLS and public health is early
diagnosis. (True or False)

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Division of Public Health :

our culture and practices in the family, our behavior towards health; assessing risk factors in acquiring diseases; health beliefs, health practices, etc.

Answer 5

Social and Behavioral Health

Question 6

Division of Public Health :

Quality of the food that we eat will affect risks and chances to acquire diseases

Answer 6

Nutrition

Question 7

Characteristics of Public Health :

It deals with the ______ of health rather than curative aspects.

Answer 7

Preventive Aspects

Question 8

Characteristics of Public Health :

It deals with ________, rather than individual health issues

Answer 8

Population Level

Question 9

Core Functions of Public Health :

It monitor health status to identify community health problems. And it diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the communit

Answer 9

Assessment

Question 10

Core Functions of Public Health :

Inform, educate and empower people about health issues.

Answer 10

Policy Development

Question 11

Core Functions of Public Health :

Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

Answer 11

Assurance

Question 12

1st step on public health approach in addressing the health problems in the community.

Answer 12

Define the health problem

Question 13

Levels of prevention :

Laws and policies enacted by the government to promote health to the population (pro-public health)

Answer 13

Primordial Level of Prevention

Question 14

Levels of prevention :

Prevents an illness or an injury from occurring at all, by preventing exposure to risk factors.

Answer 14

Primary Prevention

Question 15

Levels of prevention :

seeks to minimize the severity of the illness or the damage due to an injury-causing event once the event has occurred

Answer 15

Secondary Prevention

Question 16

Levels of prevention :

seeks to minimize disability by providing medical care and rehabilitation services

Answer 16

Tertiary Prevention

Question 17

Person’s physical and psychological capacity to establish and maintain balance.

Answer 17

Health

Question 18

Aspects of Health :

Condition that enables person to maintain a strong and healthy body

Answer 18

Physical Health

Question 19

Aspects of Health :

Refers to how a person feels, thinks of himself, control his emotions, and adjust to the environment

Answer 19

Mental Health

Question 20

Aspects of Health :

Refers to how a person feels, thinks and act towards everybody around him

Answer 20

Social Health

Question 21

Failure of the body’s defense mechanism to cope with forces tending to disturb body equilibrium

Answer 21

Disease

Question 22

Give the 10 determinants of health

Answer 22

1. Income and Social Status
2. Education
3. Physical environment
4. Employment and working conditions
5. Social support networks
6. Culture
7. Genetics
8. Personal behavior and coping skills
9. Health services
10. Gender

Question 23

Give the 6 RISK FACTORS FOR DISEASE

Answer 23

1. Biologic and Behavioral Factors
2. Environmental Factors
3. Immunologic Factors
4. Nutritional Factors
5. Genetic Factors
6. Services, Social Factors and Spiritual Factors

Question 24

Also known as asymptomatic

Answer 24

Latent stage

Question 25

Core Functions of Public Health : Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

Answer 25

Assurance

Question 26

Core Functions of Public Health : Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.

Answer 26

Assurance

Question 27

Core Functions of Public Health : Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.

Answer 27

Policy Development

Question 28

Core Functions of Public Health : Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

Answer 28

Policy Development

Question 29

Core Functions of Public Health : Assure a competent public health and personal healthcare workforce

Answer 29

Assurance

Question 30

It aims to improve the health of community through an organized community effort.

Answer 30

Prevention, Prolonging life, Promoting Health in the Population level (4 P’s)

Question 31

We make disease to happen in the population as much as possible (True or Falss)

Answer 31

False (We AVOID the disease to happen)

Question 32

Division of Public Health : It handle numbers

Answer 32

Biostatistics

Question 33

Last step on public health approach in addressing the health problems in the community.

Answer 33

Monitor those interventions to assess their effectiveness

Question 34

2nd step on public health approach in addressing the health problems in the community.

Answer 34

Identify the risk factors associated with the problem.

Question 35

How many steps on public health approach in addressing the health problems in the community.

Answer 35

5 steps

Question 36

Give the three causation of disease

Answer 36

Agent, Host, Environment

Question 37

Any biological pathogen that transmits a disease

Answer 37

Agent

Question 38

a living organism that acts as a harbour for invading pathogenic organisms. 

Answer 38

Host