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Nurs 6100 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
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- Nurs 6100
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Nurs 6100 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
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Nurs 6100 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutionswhat we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy
Public health
collection of individuals who have one or more personal
environmental characteristics in common
population or aggregate
efforts to prevent disease/problems before they occur (vaccines)
primary prevention
early detection & intervention (screenings, mammograms)
secondary prevention
correct and prevent deterioration of present disease
tertiary prevention
Social determinants- circumstances in which people are born,
grow up, live, work, and age, and the systems put in place to
deal with illness; economics, social policies, and politics shape
these circumstances
Genetic factors, socio-economic status, behavioral choices,
environmental exposure, medical care access, race, ethnicity,
etc.
, determinants of health
Access to health services, clinical preventative services,
environmental quality, injury & violence, maternal, infant, and
child health, mental health, nutrition, physical activity &
obesity, oral health, reproductive and sexual health, social
determinants, substance abuse, tobacco
leading health indicators for the U.S.
What are the core functions of public health?
assessment, policy development, assurance
regular collection, analysis, and information sharing?
use of information gathered during assessment to develop local
and state health policies?
focuses on the availability of necessary health services
throughout the community?
Assessment
Policy development
assurance
monitor health status to identify community health problems;
diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in
the community
assessment - essential services
inform, educate, and empower people about health issues;
mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health
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