Lecture 1

Question 1

What is the most accepted definition of health?

Answer 1

The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 2

Another definition of health

Answer 2

A measure of our body’s efficiency and overall well-being

Question 3

What does the health triangle provide

Answer 3

Provides a measure of the different aspects of health

Question 4

What are the different aspects of health?

Answer 4

Physical, mental, social

Question 5

What is each side of the triangle equivalent signifying?

Answer 5

That each aspect of health is equally as important

Question 6

Physical health deals with

Answer 6

The body’s ability to function

Question 7

What are the components of physical health:

Answer 7

Physical activity, exercise
Nutrition
Weight management
sleep
drugs and alcohol

Question 8

What does mental health deal with?

Answer 8

How we think, feel and cope with daily life

Question 9

What are some components of mental health?

Answer 9

Learning
Stress
Mental illnesses

Question 10

What does social health deal with

Answer 10

The way we react with people within our environment

Question 11

What are components of social health

Answer 11

Family relationships
Peer relationships
Public Health

Question 12

What is public health?

Answer 12

The art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society

Question 13

What is epidemiology?

Answer 13

The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems

Question 14

What is health care?

Answer 14

Refers to chemicals (drugs), biologicals (immune modulators) devices (artificial knee), and services (phsyiotherapy care) used by people to improve their health

Question 15

What are the different types of health care

Answer 15

Diagnosis
Treatment
Health promotion (process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health)

Disease prevention (process through which individuals, particularly those with rick factors for a disease, are treated in order to prevent a disease from occuring)

Rehabilitation (Process that can help individuals get back, keep, or improve abilities (Physical,mental)

Palliative (Process for supporting individuals with serious illness)

Question 16

What are the different levels of health care?

Answer 16

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 17

What is primary health care?

Answer 17

First contact with the health care system system that may involve:
Diagnosis
Treatment
Health promotion
Disease prevention

Question 18

What do primary care providers deal with?

Answer 18

Broad range of physical, psychological, and social problems (ex. family physician, community pharmacist

Question 19

What does secondary health care involve?

Answer 19

Specialist care that may involve:
Diagnosis
Treatment

Question 20

What is needed to proceed to secondary health care?

Answer 20

Referral from primary care provider

Question 21

Medical specialists providing secondary health care….?

Answer 21

Do not have direct contact with a patient
Ex. Rheumatologist, cardiologist, oncologist

Question 22

What is tertiary health care also known as

Answer 22

Specialized consultative healthcare

Question 23

What does tertiary health care involve

Answer 23

Advanced medical investigation and treatment, though not always, involves inpatient care (hospital admission)

Question 24

What do you need to proceed to tertiary health care

Answer 24

Need referral from primary or secondary health care