Introduction to Community and Public Health Flashcards
Clinical Public health (origin)
UP Manila
Health came from the word Hal which means?
“hale, sound, whole.”
Health is “State of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” according to?
World Health Organization 1947
What are the Multi Dimensional Equilibrium?
Physical
Mental
Social
Political
Economical
Spiritual
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: constantly changing (instead of state because it is a stagnant concept).
Dynamic
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: political, economical, and spiritual.
Insufficient Dimensions
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: (should be objective)
Subjective
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: unrealistic
Idealistic
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: not an end product
Means or a process
What is this shortcoming of WHO’s definition: rather than an individual level
Community level construct
Who said this?
“Means to achieve desirable goals in life while maintaining a multidimensional equilibrium that is operationalized for individuals as well as for communities.”
Sharma and Romas (2012)
Group of individuals who share common interests and characteristics.
Community
Individuals are bound each other by:
Social
Religious
Ethnic
Occupational
Other characteristics that community have in common:
Geographical
Historical heritage
Similar experiences
Values or concerns
Rules
Areas of densely settled territory with 50,000 or more people.
Urbanized Areas
Areas of densely settled territory with at least 2,500 people but fewer than 50,000 people.
Urban Clusters
All territory, population, and housing units located outside urbanized areas and urban clusters.
Rural
Community Health is the Health status of the community. According to who?
Green and Ottoson (1989)
Community health Organized responsibilities of the following:
Public health
School health
Transportation
Safety and
Tax supported functions
In community health, ________ and _______ actions happens to promote and protect the health of local populations identified as communities.
voluntary
private
This function of community health entails health education and creation of an environment conducive to good health.
Promotion
Give 2 examples of protection, a function of community health.
Water purification
Environmental sanitation
Use for drug safety
Good hygiene
Preservation of air quality
Food hygiene
This function of community health is related to activities that reduce harmful effects of environmental hazard.
Protection
This function of community health Prevent and control illness and maintain the maximum functioning of groups.
Maintenance