SPHL 100 test 1 questions & answers 2024/2025
T/F citizens of developed countries are healthier today compared to a century ago - ANSWERSTrue
what was the driving factor in improving public health - ANSWERSimproved living conditions, governments regulating food supply and quality, quality m...
T/F citizens of developed countries are healthier today compared to a century ago - ANSWERSTrue
what was the driving factor in improving public health - ANSWERSimproved living conditions,
governments regulating food supply and quality, quality medical services and research
describe the saying "public health is as concerned with the health of the community as medicine is
concerned with the health of an individual" - ANSWERSMedicine focuses on healing patients who are ill
whereas public health focuses on preventing illness
What is public health? - ANSWERSthe combination of science and politics;
through science, public health assesses the health of the community and determines a plan for
improvement.
Through politics, the community decides whether to accept the plan
Obama Health Reform Law - ANSWERSincludes provisions and funding for prevention, wellness, and
public health
the sciences of public health are... - ANSWERSepidemiology, statistics, biomedical sciences,
environmental health sciences, and the social and behavioral sciences
Epidemiology - ANSWERSthe basic science of public health, focuses on human populations, usually
starting with an outbreak of disease in a community
biomedical research - ANSWERSimportant to the understanding and control of new diseases as well as
increasing the understanding of noninfectious diseases such as cancer and heart disease
, health policy and management / health administration - ANSWERSThe study of the medical care system,
as well as management of the public health system
Public health's approach to prevention includes... - ANSWERSidentifying causes of health problems in the
community and developing interventions to improve the community's health
primary prevention - ANSWERSseeks to avoid the occurrence of a problem
secondary prevention - ANSWERSseeks to minimize the severity of an illness or injury if it occurs
tertiary prevention - ANSWERSseeks to minimize the disability caused by the illness or injury
An approach to developing interventions is... - ANSWERSto consider the chain of causation of a disease
that involves an agent, a host, and the environment.
public health is... - ANSWERS"what we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which
people can be healthy"
when did the United Nations General Assembly recognizedaccess to safe water and sanitation as basic
human rights - ANSWERS2010
what % of the world's population has access to improved sanitation - ANSWERS67%
how many people don't have access to a toilet - ANSWERS2.3 billion people (1 in 3 people)
teaching proper hand washing techniques can... - ANSWERS1) accelerate economic and social
development in countries where sanitation is a major cause of lost work and school days because of
illness
2) reduce child mortality rates by a two thirds
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