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What ISNT public health?

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Actual medical treatment

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What does public health do? (5 things)

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  1. Disease control and prevention
  2. Safe drug and consumer products
  3. Limit environmental exposure
  4. Assure water and air quality
  5. Promote healthy lifestyle
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Why is public health a wise investment?

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Helps people save money, enjoy a good and long life with limited illness

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Since 1900, the average American life span has increased by how many years?

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30

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Of the 30 years, how many years are due to actual medical care and drugs?

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5 years

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Of the 30 years, how many are due to public health impact?

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25 years

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People are actually treated only _____ but public health exists ____

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sometimes, all the time

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Public health focuses on _______health concerns

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COMMUNITY

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What is the vision of public health in America?

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Healthy people in healthy communities

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What is the mission of public health in America?

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Promote physical and mental health, prevent disease, injury, disability

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Does equal access to health services exist?

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NO - we try to close the gap as much as possible

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Public health prevents ______ and the spread of _____

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prevents epidemics and the spread of disease

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Public health protects against _______hazards

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environmental health hazards

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Public health responds to _____ and assists in _____

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responds to disasters and assists in recovery

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What are the 2 ways to address a public health issue

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  1. Initiate policies
  2. Promote awareness
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What is the #1 science of public health?

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epidemiology

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What are 4 health/science experts associated with public health?

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  1. Medical doctors
  2. Toxicologists
  3. Biology specialists
  4. Geological specialists
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How many essential public health services are there?

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TEN

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An essential service of public health is to identify ______factors

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RISK

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What plays an important role in prevention in public health?

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Which century did public health begin and how did it begin?

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1300s - Venice appoints sanitary council to quarantine ships, goods, and people to prevent plague and contagion

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Why was the concept of quarantine (especially food) more common in the past then now??

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In the past they didnt have treatment for certain disease. Quarantine to prevent contagion was their only option

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What were the EARLY priorities of public health?

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  1. Purifying water, food
  2. Managing infectious disease(CONTAGION)
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What are the CURRENT priorities of public health?

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we have much more medicine now. quarantines aren’t common now

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What is are 2 main issues associated with mental health?
Stigma around it, insurance limits (therapy)
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Over time, our ____ _____ equipment has evolved to more of an ____ approach
personal protective equipment has evolved to more of an occupational approach
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What date and what country was the first mental hospital established?
English poor law - 1601
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What year was awareness brought to poor sanitary working conditions in America?
1848
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Explain the circumstances surrounding the "birth of epidemiology"
1849 - JOHN SNOW determined a certain pump was the source of cholera outbreak in LONDON
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WHAT YEAR WAS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ESTABLISHED?
1862
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WHAT YEAR WAS THE MODERN DAY FDA ESTABLISHED
1938
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What was the first formal federal agency to be established?
The department of agriculture
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What are the 2 ways we determine if public health initiatives are effective?
1. Infant mortality rate 2. life expectancy
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What are 2 ways to determine how serious the government is about public health?
1. Money put toward it 2. Type of policies
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There are ____ public health schools, professions, and agencies
MANY
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What country puts the most money towards public health? What country has the highest life expectancy/infant mortality rate??
United States, Japan
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In what country has public health not been a priority?
Russia
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What are some public health achievements in the 20th century??
Immunizations Infectious disease control Safe and healthier foods Fluoridation Heart disease and stroke Recognizing tobacco as a hazard Motor vehicle safety mother and infant mortality rates environmental health safer workplaces
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What is the leading cause of death in the united states?
coronary heart disease and stroke.
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Coronary heart disease/stroke has MANY ____factors
RISK
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What is the government agency that ensures safety in the workplace?
OSHA
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What are the 3 core functions of public health?
1. Assessment 2. Policy Development 3. Assurance
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What is ASSESSMENT?
Identify the issue, risk factors. Needs to be a SCIENCE (epidemiology)behind it - not just perception.
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What is POLICY DEVELOPMENT?
restrictive policy, campaign, or a combination of the 2
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of the 3 core functions of public health, which 2 are the government's role?
Policy development and assurance
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What are some CONTINUAL public health enemies
infectious disease obesity tobacco alcohol
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what are some EMERGING public health enemies
mental health e-cigs opioids
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There is a lot of tension between _____ rights and ____
individual rights and public health
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Is health care a function of public health?
NOOOO

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