Community and Public Health chapters 1-4 100% Correct
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Course
Public Health Nursing
Institution
Public Health Nursing
Historically, public health interventions were - ANSWER emergency based
The three classifications based on funding sources, responsibilities, and organizational structure - ANSWER 1. Governmental
2. Quasi-Governmental
3. Nongovernmental
Governmental - ANSWER -Part of governmental struct...
Community and Public Health chapters
1-4 100% Correct
Historically, public health interventions were - ANSWER emergency based
The three classifications based on funding sources, responsibilities, and organizational
structure - ANSWER 1. Governmental
2. Quasi-Governmental
3. Nongovernmental
Governmental - ANSWER -Part of governmental structure
Federal, state, or local
-Funded primarily by tax dollars
-Managed by government officials
-Authority over some geographic area
-Exist at four levels
International, national, state, local
Quasi-Governmental - ANSWER -Government support, mostly funded by outside
resource
-Examples: American Red Cross, National Academy of Sciences, National Science
Foundation
NonGovernmental - ANSWER -Funded by private donations or membership dues
-Arose due to unmet health need
-Operate free from governmental interference
-Meet specific IRS guidelines with tax status
-Many types
-Voluntary, professional, religious, social, philanthropic, corporate, service
ACL - ANSWER -Administration for Community Living
-supports the needs of the aging and disability populations, and improves access health
care and long-term services.
ACF - ANSWER -Administration for Children and Families
-funds state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance
(welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs
relating to children and families.
AHRQ - ANSWER -Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health
care for all Americans.
ATSDR - ANSWER -Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
, -The agency's mission is to prevent harm to human health and diminished quality of life
from exposure to hazardous substances found at waste sites, in unplanned releases,
and in other sources of pollution present in the environment.
Population Health - ANSWER (unorganized) the health outcomes of a group of
individuals including the distributions of such outcomes within the group
Global Health - ANSWER looking at the health concerns and problems on a global
scale
Personal Health Activities - ANSWER improves ones health
ex: running
Community Health Activities - ANSWER aimed at making/keeping everyone healthy
18th Century, Dr. Jenner... - ANSWER demonstrated process of vaccination against
smallpox
20th Century... - ANSWER leading cause of death were communicable diseases
1965 - ANSWER medicare and medicaid est.
Health people 2020 - ANSWER goals that the US have set to help ppl live longer,
health equity, eliminating health disparity
Schools - ANSWER have great potential for impacting community health
Professional Health Organizations - ANSWER -Health professionals who have met
standards of registration/certification or licensure
-Mission: to promote high standards of professional practice
-Funded primarily by membership dues
-Examples: American Medical Association, American Public Health Association
Epidemiology - ANSWER the study of diseases
Epidemic - ANSWER a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community
at a particular time, think unexpected
Endemic - ANSWER (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular
people or in a certain area, think expected.
Pandemic - ANSWER (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
Natality - ANSWER Birth
Morbidity - ANSWER Sickness
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