L11 - Sem 1 summary Flashcards
(14 cards)
what are the differnet definitions/models of health we sould know?
fonofale model, WHO 1948 definition, te whare tapa who
what is public health
- ‘public health is the science and the art of preventing disease, lrolonging life, and promoting physical heaslth and efficiency throug horganissed community efforts’ - Winslow
- ‘the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society’ - Acheson
what is dental public health
- is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a patient rather than as an individual
- public health dentists promote oral health by: assessing the oral health needs of the community, developing and implementing oral health policy, providing programmes and services that address oral health issues (americal associaction of public health dentistry)
what is the main point of each of the articles of the treaty of waitangi
tiriti o waitangi:
1. governance
2. sovereignty
3. equal rights as british citizens
treaty of Waitangi
- sovereignty
- property rights
- equal rights as british subjects
what are the principles of the māori health action plan
- tinorangatirotanga
- equity
- active protection
- options
- partnership
what are the values which underpin and guide public health
- equity
- population
- social justice
- participation
what determines health? the causes of the causes
dalgren and whitehead model, upstream/downstream metaphor can be used to analyse any contributing determinants of health for any health issue
what is the public health approach to issues
- surveillance
- identify risk and protective factors
- delevop and implement interventions
- implementation
what are the ‘new public health’ movements
- health protection
- preventive healthcare
health promotion
- health education
- healthy public policy
- community empowerment
public health includes: epidemiology, policy, social/physical enviromnent. community action/development, health services management, health protection, health economics, health education social marketing, epidemiology
what is epidemiology
- the scientific study of diseases in a population. the study of occurence of conditions and risk factors in whole populations
what is the epidemiology of caries
- measures: decayed, missing, fillled… teeth or surfaces (lower case dmf = deciduous teeth; upper case DMFT - permanent
- caries: chronic, cumulative disease, current score reflects past experience, age is an important component of understanding caries
- be clear about the difference between prevalence and pincidence (prevalence: a measure of what is happening/has happened in a defined population at a particular point in time, incidence: new occurences of something in a defined population whithin a particualr time frame, often 1 year)
descirbe community engagement with māori communities
- working with the community to identify issues and solutions
- building trust
- co-design of services and public health action
- collaboration between you and the comminity to address oralhealth
- remember te tiriti o waitangi
describe community engagemtn with pasific peoples
- pasific peoples in NZ cover many differnet peoples colonia terms: Polynesia, micronesia, melanesia
- ola manuia - pasific health and wellbeing action plan 2020-2025
- teu le va - to nuture the spaces between us
- key concepts: family, respect, spirituality, collectivits, consensus, reciprocity, alofa (lova)
describe ethics and law
- ethics is about ‘how we should love’ - morals, values, virtues, duties
- in healthcare there are certain common values
key bioethics concepts:
- beneficience - helping, doing good
- non-maleficence - not harming
- autonomy - individuals right to decide, respect for people
- justice - distribute the benefits and risks fairly
- privacy act 2020
- health information privact code 2020 - governs
- become familiar with the rules
