Session 3 Flashcards
(26 cards)
what are examples of assessing and monitoring population health (assessment)
- data collection
- surveillance for infectious disease
- monitoring health status
- surveys
what are examples of investigating, diagnosing, and addressing health hazards and root causes (assessment)
- figure out who is most impacted
- epidemiology analyzing data
- distribution of health behaviors/conditions
what are examples of communicating effectively to inform and educate (policy development)
- brochure/pamphlet
- back to sleep campaign (encouraging parents to have infants sleep on their back)
what are examples of strengthening, supporting, and mobilizing communities and partnerships (policy development)
- working with organizations
what are examples of creating, championing, and implementing policies, plans, and laws (policy development)
- workplace safety guidelines
- seat belts
- drinking water quality
- school immunization requirements
what are examples of utilizing legal and regulatory actions (policy development)
- officials checking health codes for restaurants
- FDA inspections
what are examples of enabling equitable access (assurance)
- public health centers
- transport
- affordability
what are examples of building a diverse and skilled workforce (assurance)
- assessing different skills that people can use for different things
- company trainings
- continuing education classes
what are examples of improving and innovating through evaluation, research, and quality improvement (assurance)
- checking cost-effectiveness
- epidemiologists monitoring disease trends
- biostatisticians
- football helmet improvement
what are examples of building and maintaining a strong organizational infrastructure for public health (assurance)
- organization for continued research to keep improving
what are some trends relating to the leading causes of death throughout history
- diseases impacted by vaccines move down the list
- acute to chronic disease
- communicable to noncommunicable
- heart disease stays constant
what is the first stage of the epidemiological transition
pestilence and famine
describe the pestilence and famine stage of the epidemiological transition
- 1st stage
- high birth rates
- high death rates
- ex: plague
what is the second stage of the epidemiological transition
receding pandemics
describe the receding pandemics stage of the epidemiological transition
- 2nd stage
- high birth rates
- declining death rates
- during industrial revolution
- outbreaks were more endemic
what is the third stage of the epidemiological transition
degenerative and man made diseases
describe the degenerative and man made diseases stage of the epidemiological transition
- 3rd stage
- declining birth rates
- low death rates
- noncommunicable diseases take over
what is the fourth stage of the epidemiological transition
delayed degenerative diseases and emerging infections
describe the delayed degenerative diseases and emerging infections stage of the epidemiological transition
- 4th stage
- low birth rates
- low death rates
- people live longer with health conditions
- still have infectious disease
what are the top 5 overall leading causes of death today
- diseases of the heart
- malignant neoplasms (cancer)
- unintentional injuries
- chronic lower respiratory diseases
- cerebrovascular diseases
which diseases typically affect more men than women
- heart disease
- cancer
which diseases typically affect more women than men
- respiratory disease
- stroke
- Alzheimer’s
define ecological fallacy
conclusion made about individual based on group data
define aggregation fallacy
conclusion made about group based on individual data
