PASS Global Determinants Of Health Flashcards
Three domains of public health
Health protection - preventing disease
Healthcare - prolonging life
Healthcare improvement - promoting health
Public health definition
Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life + promoting health through the organised effort society
Statistics definition
The collection, presentation, description and analysis of data which are measurable in numerical forms
Classification of statistics
Descriptive
Inferential
What is descriptive statistics?
Describing data
What is inferential statistics?
Analysing data to enable conclusions to be drawn from data so that predictions and decisions can be made
Definition of epidemiology
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
Methods to carry out epidemiological investigations
Distribution - surveillance + descriptive studies
Determinants - analytical studies
What is descriptive epidemiology?
Covers time, place + person
Sampling - can infer back to population
What is analytical epidemiology?
Selection - can compare characteristics
Examples of health improvement
Sexual health services
Substance misuse services
Smoking cessation
Weight management
Examples of health protection
Immunisation
Screening
Examples of healthcare services
Resource allocation
Prioritisation
What are determinants of health?
Age
Sex
Education
Work + living environment
Water + sanitation
Unemployment
Health care services
Individual lifestyle factors
