Introduction to Public Health Copy

Question 1

Public Health Defined:

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Question 2

What is the mission of public health?

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Question 3

Define clinical care:

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Question 4

Define determinant:

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Question 5

Define epidemic or outbreak:

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Question 6

Define health outcome:

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Question 7

Public health aims to provide _______ with the right to be healthy and live in conditions that support health.

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groups of people

Question 8

A(n) ______ is a disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected for a given time and place.

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epidemic or outbreak

Question 9

How did sanitation and environmental health develop?

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Question 10

Give examples of a few pandemics:

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Question 11

Preparedness for disaster response:

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Question 12

How is their prevention through policy?

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Question 13

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B,C

Question 14

What are the four aspects of the public health approach? (4) NB!

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Question 15

What are the public health core sciences?

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Question 16

What was the public health approach to Cholera?

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Question 17

Who is John Snow?

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Question 18

Epidemiology - What is the problem?

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Question 19

Risk Factor Identification - What is the cause?

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Question 20

Intervention Evaluation - What works?

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Question 21

Implementation - How do you do it?

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Question 22

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Question 23

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Surveillance
Risk Factor Identification
Intervention evaluation
Implementation

Question 24

What are the three core functions of public health?

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Question 25

What are the ten essential public health services?

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Question 26

What are the core functions at government levels of public health?

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Question 27

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C

Question 28

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B

Question 29

Who are the partners in the public health system? (6)

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Question 30

Organization type: Professional membership organizations Example:

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Public Health Association

Question 31

Organization type: Associations related to a specific health concern Example:

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Cancer Society

Question 32

Organization type: Organizations of citizens focused on health concerns Example:

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Organizations for nonsmoker's rights

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Organization type: Foundations that support health projects and influence public policy development Example:

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Question 34

Provide the health care equivalent:

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Question 35

How does the media contribute to public health? (4)

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Question 36

How do employers and businesses contribute to public health? (3)

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Question 37

How do government agencies contribute to public health?

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Question 38

How does academia contribute to public health?

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Question 39

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Media Government Academia Employers and businesses

Question 40

What are the health determinants? (4)

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Question 41

What determines the health of a population?

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Question 42

What is the health impact pyramid?

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Question 43

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- Genes and biology - Health behaviours - Social or societal characteristics - Health services or medical care

Question 44

As we move ____ the health impact pyramid, the public health impact grows greater.

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Down

Question 45

As we move ____ the health impact pyramid, the amount of individual effort increases.

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Up