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NSG 221 Final Exam With 125 Questions & CorrectAnswers
Health - ANSWER-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Population health - ANSWER-the health of individuals in a specific area common
personal and environmental characteristics
public health - ANSWER-art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life
and promoting health through organized community efforts to benefit each citizen
Community health - ANSWER-focuses on health promotion disease and
prevention
care is general, not episodic
holistic approach
Determinants of health - ANSWER-inequities; arise because of systemic variations
in factors such as quality of healthcare access and services, individual behaviors,
communities, & access to housing
Core public health functions - ANSWER-assessment
policy development
assurance
Primary prevention - ANSWER-activities directed at preventing a problem before
it occurs by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susceptible individuals
,generates health promotion
secondary prevention - ANSWER-refers to early detection and prompt intervention
during the period of early disease pathogenesis -after problem has begun, but
before signs and symptoms appear
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER-targets populations that have experiences disease
or injury and focuses on limitations of disability and rehabilitation
Health promotion - ANSWER-efforts that enhance resiliency and protective factors
ex: good nutrition, provision of adequate shelter, encouraging exercise
Disease prevention - ANSWER-activities that protect people from disease and the
effects of disease
Healthy people 2020 - ANSWER-Divided into 42 topics with multiple objectives
proposed two broad goals
goal 1: increase quality and years of healthy life
goal 2: eliminate health disparities
endemic - ANSWER-disease that is always present in the population (Flu or cold)
epidemic - ANSWER-existence of disease in a large proportion of the population
pandemic - ANSWER-global spread of disease
hunting & gathering stage - ANSWER-before 10,000BC
, small, isolated groups
almost no presence of disease
nutrition was probably good
the settled villages stage - ANSWER-10,000-6,000BC
domesticated animals led to zoonosis
waste disposal and water availability became problems
issues related to agrarian lifestyle
Pre-industrial cities stage - ANSWER-6,000BC-1700AD
waste disposal and clean water availability problems increased greatly
plagues resulted due to those issues
the incidence rate of communicable disease increased
industrial cities stage - ANSWER-1700-1800AD
large amounts of industrial waste led to increased air and water pollution
harsh working condition
epidemics of infectious diseases became a problem
the present period - ANSWER-1900s-2000s AD
sedentary lifestyles and negative personal behaviors (i.e. smoking) increasing
affected health
dietary changes and individual behaviors led to increased prevalence of
noncommunicable, chronic disease
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