Public Health Policy and Nutrition

Question 1

Describe modern public health

Answer 1

Traditionally seen as a community or broadly focused (current view is some individualism). Social issues

Question 2

Population Health Model (ecological model)

Answer 2

Broader perspective and examines the relationship between innate biological characteristics of individuals and their interactions with their peer groups, families, communities, schools, and workplaces, as well as the broad economic, cultural, social, and physical environmental conditions at the local, national, and global levels

Question 3

Health impact pyramid

Answer 3

Counseling and education, clinical interventions, long lasting protective interventions, changing the context to make individuals default decisions healthy, socioeconomic factors

Question 4

Secondary prevention

Answer 4

Early diagnosis, prior to symptom presentation, prevention of complications

Question 5

Tertiary prevention

Answer 5

Early diagnosis, prior to symptom presentation, prevention of complications

Question 6

Levels of intervention

Answer 6

Individual focused, community focused (cannot be individualized), system focused

Question 7

Primary prevention

Answer 7

Prevent onset of condition