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CPH - Introduction to Public Health
1. Charles Edward Winslow
ANS he is the leading figure of public health; provided themost accurate definition of public
health
2. Public Health
ANS "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through
the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private,
communities and individuals" - Charles EdwardWinslow
3. Public Health
ANS "it is the science of protecting and improving the health of peopleand their communities" -
CDC
4. Public Health
ANS "promotes and protects the health of people and the communitieswhere they live, learn,
work, and play"- APHA
5. Mission of Public Health
ANS "Fulfilling society's interest in assuring conditions inwhich people can be healthy" -
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Institute of Medicine of the National Academes
6. Clinical Care
ANS prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preser-vation of mental and
physical well-being through the services offered by medical and allied health professions; also
known as health care
7. Determinant
ANS a factor that contributes to the generation of trait or factors thatinfluence the health
8. Epidemic or Outbreak
ANS occurrence in a community or region of cases of anillness, specific health-related
behavior, or other health-related events clearly inexcess of normal expectancy
9. Endemic
ANS normal or confined occurrence to a particular region or people
10. Health Outcome
ANS result of a medical condition that directly affects the length orquality of a person's life
11. Negative Health Outcome
ANS result of a medical condition that usually leads tomortality
12. Positive Health Outcome
ANS result of a medical condition that usually leads towell-being
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