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What is the definition of health according to the WHO?

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“A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

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Is there one, universally accepted, definition of public health?

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NO

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A broad and diverse multi-dimensional field which includes many health related disciplines.

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Public health

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Which is the larges and oldest organization of public health professionals in the world?

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APHA - American Public Health Association

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When was the APHA established?

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1872

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When was the chiropractic healthcare section of the APHA founded?

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1995

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According to AHPA: Public health is a series of individuals, communities, activities, and programs working to: (3)

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PROMOTE health
PEVENT disease, injury, and premature death
ENSURE conditions in which we can all be safe and healthy

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What is IOM?

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Institute of Medicine

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What is public health according to IOM?

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What we as a society do collectively to assure conditions in which people can be healthy.

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Public Health Philosophy: VIsion?

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Healthy people in healthy communities.

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Public Health Philosophy: Mission?

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To promote health and prevent disease

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Public Health Philosophy: GOAL?

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PREVENT!

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Public Health is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of communities through:

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Education,

Promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention

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Public Health helps _________________ of people in local communities and around the glove.

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Improve the health and well-being

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Public health works to ____ _____ before they occur.

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Prevent problems

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What are the 3 parts of the triad or triangle of health?

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Host (apex),
Agent,
environment

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When the 3 parts of the triad/triangle are in balance what results?

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health

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When the 3 parts of the triad/triangle of health are out of balance what is the result?

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disease

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DD Palmer articulated what three things as the source of health problems?

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Trauma
Toxins
thoughts

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How can Chiropractor’s engage in public health?

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Identifying patient’s 3 G’s and reducing subluxations to prevent health problems

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Chiropractors provide ______ health care visits in the US each year?

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200 million

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“…. spinal manipulation by chiropractors is safe and effective for certain disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system, particularly low back.”

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Policy #8331 “The Appropriate Role of Chiropractic in Patient Care”

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What are the 3 core functions of Public Health?

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Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance

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What are the two essential public health services under assessment?

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1-Monitor Health

2-Diagnose and Investigate

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What are the 3 essential public health services under policy development?
3-Inform, Educate, Empower 4-Mobilize community partnership 5-develop policies
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What are the 4 public health services under assurance?
6-Enforce laws 7-Link to/provide care 8-Assure Competent Workforce 9-Evaluate
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What is the 10th essential public health service dealing with all the other nine?
10-Research
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Status to identify community health problems
Monitor health
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Health problems and health hazards in the community.
Diagnose and investigate
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Plans that support the individual and community health efforts.
Policies
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Which 4 essential public health services are chiropractors good with?
Inform, educate, and empower Mobilize community partnerships Link people, provide care Research
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Regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
Enforce laws
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The GOAL of any community or health care provider should be:
TO PROLONG THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF HEALTHY LIFE OF THE POPULATION.
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Which term deals with illness, a diseased condition or state?
Morbidity
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Which term deals with death?
mortality
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The incidence of DISEASE within a population. (# of new cases)
morbidity
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The number of people who have DIED from a disease or condition:
Mortality
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The limit of natural life.
Life span
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The average length of life a person or group is LIKELY to live?
Life expectancy
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Is current life expectancy as long as the possible life span?
no
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What is the life expectancy overall?
78 Years
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Life expectancy for women?
80 years
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Life expectancy for men?
75 years
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How many years increase in life expectancy are attribute to advances in public health?
25 years
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This type of care is office-setting based.
Primary care
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What type of patients are generally in primary care?
Ambulatory outpatients
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This type of patient care emphasizes prevention, health promotion, and health maintenance.
Primary care
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Primary care is more ______ than specialized care.
generalized
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Primary care offers basic public health _____.
Screenings.
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Primary care is rendered by:
Portal of entry provider
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Primary care deals with _____ health issues in ______ stages.
Minor | earlier
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This type of care is a hospital based setting.
Secondary care
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Secondary care is concerned with what type of patients?
At least partially non-ambulatory and are bed-ridden for at least a portion of the day.
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Secondary care includes what?
"routine surgeries"
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Secondary care is more _______.
specialized
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Secondary care due to being specialized is more _____ and _____ than primary care.
Intensive | costly
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This type of care is hospital-based, but rendered in specially designated areas of general hospitals or at specialty hospitals or major medical centers.
Tertiary care
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This type of care uses more advanced techniques, technology, equipment, personnel, etc.
Tertiary care
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Tertiary care is more ____ and ____.
Intensive and expensive
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This type of care has more complicated surgical operations.
Tertiary care
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This type of care is qualitatively and quantitatively more specialized.
Tertiary care
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Chiropractic care is considered what?
Primary care
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Prevention of the OCCURANCE or INCIDENCE of illness or injury.
Primary prevention.
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Prevented by RISK REDUCTION in SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATIONS.
Primary prevention
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Prevention of disease or injury PROGRESSION (prevention of SEVERITY or PREVALENCE of disease or injury.)
Secondary prevention
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By early detection and diagnosis and prompt intervention in exposed populations to REDUCE THE EXTENT OF THE BURDEN on health.
Secondary prevention
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Prevention of PERMANENT DISABLILTY OR DEATH due to illness or injury.
Tertiary prevention
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BY ONGOING CARE AND REHABILITATION for affected populations.
Tertiary prevention
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Treatment of COMPLICATIONS and RESTORATION OF FUNCTIONS.
Tertiary prevention
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How public health services are ORGANIZED and DELIVERED.
Healthcare infrastructure.
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What are the underlying resources of the healthcare infrastructure?
AGENCIES People Funding
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What are the 3 major types of agencies?
Governmental Quasi-governmental non-governmental
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What is "public" agency.
Governmental
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What is the hybrid agency?
quasi-governmental
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What is the private agency?
non-governmental
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What is an NGO?
Non-governmental organization.
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Government agencies are operated and managed by:
Government officials
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Government agencies are funded by:
Taxes or assessments
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What are the 4 levels of government agencies?
International National State Local
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Example of International government agencies?
WHO
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Examples of national government agency?
DHHS | CDC
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Example of State government agency?
Iowa department of health
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Example of local government agency?
Scott county health department.
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Do all countries have a primary department or agency responsible for the health of the citizens?
yes
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What is DHHS?
Department of Health and Human Services
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DHHS is what kind of agency?
National government agency
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What is the largest department in the federal government?
DHHS
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What percentage of the annual federal budget for DHHS?
25%
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The CDC was established where? When?
Atlanta | 1946
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What is CDC?
Centers for disease control and prevention.
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When was WHO established?
1948
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Who reports to the local health department?
Doctors Clinics Hospitals
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The local health department reports to:
State health department
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The state health department reports to:
CDC
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The CDC sends _____ summary reports to who?
Weekly | State health department
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The state health department sends ________ and _____ to who?
Monthly summaries Annual reports Local health department
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What other agencies contribute to the nation's health?
USDA OSHA EPA DHS - Department of Homeland Security
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What is USDA?
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture
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What is OSHA?
Occupational Safety and Health administration
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What is EPA?
Environmental Protection Agency
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What is DHA?
Department of Homeland Security
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Does EVERY state have a state department of health?
YES!
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What is the purpose of each state department of health?
Promote, protect t, and maintain health and welfare of their citizens.
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The local health department is responsibility of _____ or ____ governments.
City | county
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Almost _______ nationwide local health departments.
3,000
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These departments perform some tasks assigned by government, but operate more like voluntary.
Quasi-governmental agencies
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Example of a quasi-governmental agencies?
Red Cross
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Red Cross aka:
Red crescent | Red Crystal
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Can be a part of or affiliated with a government agency or carry out specific government obligations:
NGO
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What are the big 3 NGO's?
American Cancer Society American Heart Association American Lung Association
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What are some other types of NGOs?
Professional Health Organizations/Associations
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What are examples of professional health organizations?
American Medical Association, APHA, etc.
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The World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) was founded in? Headquarters?
1988 | Toronto, Canada
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The WFC has status with ____ and a formally affiliated____.
WHO | NGO
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Service, social, and religious organization provide and sponsor may health related programs and services are what type of agency?
Other NG health agency.

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