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PUBH 302 – Galloway
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PUBH 302 – Galloway
Define public health - actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur Define the "Ps" of public health - Prevention Protection Promotion Prolonging Product safety Physical, social, economical environments (Big) Picture Populations defi...
1.Define public health: Ans- actions that society takes collectively to
ensure that the conditions in which people can be healthy can occur
2.Define the "Ps" of public health: Ans-
Prevention Protection
Promotion
Prolonging
Product
safety
Physical, social, economical
environments (Big) Picture
Populations
3.define prevention: Ans- practicing health and safety habits to remain
free of disease and injury
4.define protection: Ans- protecting the population, making
reccomendations to keep people healthy
5.define promoting: Ans- promoting healthy habits, promoting ways
to think about healthy behavior
6.define prolonging: Ans- prolonging life and quality of life
7.product safety: Ans- ensuring safety of food product, vehicles
8.define physical, social, economic environments: Ans- healthy air in
,the environ- ment, social influences, affording healthy habits
9.define populations: what is truly effecting us at the population level,
what are the leading causes of death? who is vulnerable or "at risk"?
10.define (big) Picture: looking at the complex world we live in and public
health's role is to dig into the big picture and figure out how to protect
populations
11.define health issues: identify shared health concerns within a society
by look- ing at surveillance data
12.define determinants of health: the range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health status
13.define health: a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
14.define quality of life: involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and
biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from
adaptations to the environ- ment
15.define physical health: absence of disease and disability;
functioning ade- quately; physical condition of the body
16.define emotional health: ability to feel and express full range of
human emo- tions; express/ control appropriately
17.define social health: ability to interact/communicate effectively;
connect with others; demonstrate respect/tolerance; sense of
belonging
,18.define mental (intellectual) health: ability to make sound decisions and
think critically; strive for continued personal growth/learn new
information
19.define spiritual health: unifying force within individuals; meaning in
life; com- mon bond between individuals; individual perceptions of
faith
20.define environmental health: awareness of the environment's
importance to health, as well as human influence on environment
21.define risk factors: set of common causes of death, disability, illness
and injury (behavioral- smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity,
alcohol consumption) more likely to be under the control of individuals
at risk
22.define risk conditions: more distal risk factors: biological (age, sex,
genetics); environmental (safe community/work site; adequate
housing); enforcement of poli- cies and regulations; less likely to be
under the control of individuals
23.define lifestyle: pattern of behavior; more complex, lifetime habits
and social circumstances
24.C. Everett Koop: (Surgeon General) stated that tobacco is bad for you
and your health
In 1984, he wrote that nicotine has an addictiveness similar to that of
heroin or cocaine.
He took on big tobacco
He instituted the practice of requiring rotated health warning labels on
, cigarette packs and required advertising to include labels
He issued a challenge to Americans in 1984 to "create a smoke-free
society in the United States by the year 2000"
He released 8 reports on the health consequences of tobacco use
including the first report on health consequences of involuntary tobacco
smoke exposure He started to inform the public on the AIDS epidemic
25.DUI's in South Carolina Article
1. Define the public health issue. Why is this a PH problem?
2. What are the factors/determinants involved in this problem?
3. What controversial and/or ethical concerns may be involved?: 1. a)
motor vehicle accidents related to alcohol
b) not enough law enforcement dealing with DUIs
c) SC is number 2 in the nation of most deaths out of 100,000 people
from drunk driving
2. a) the person makes the choice to drink and drive
b) the more you drive under the influence without getting caught, the
more comfort- able you get doing it
c) people will DUI 80 times before getting caught
d) the dash camera and officer not getting set up properly leading to not
being able
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