HSC 315: Public Health Final
health promotion/disease prevention era
-mid 80s-2000s Correct Answer: focus on individual behavior & disease detection in vulnerable & general populations
-clinical & population-ori
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HSC 315: Public Health Final
health promotion/disease prevention era
-mid 80s-2000s Correct Answer: focus on individual behavior & disease detection in vulnerable & general populations
-clinical & population-oriented prevention with focus on individual control of decision-making & multiple interventions
-AIDS epidemic & need for multiple interventions to reduce risk
-reductions in coronary heart disease thru multiple interventions
-individual prevention: mammograms & pap smears
-newborn screening for genetic disease
public health advances during health promotion/disease prevention era
-mid 80s-2000s Correct Answer: -environmental movement
-awareness of lead in gas & paint
-focus on ↓ cancer by control of radiation exposure from sun & radon (naturally occurring radiation sources)
-global cooperation to fix hole found in ozone layer
-↓ air pollution level & smoking rates = impacted frequency of chronic lung disease, asthma, coronary artery disease
first vaccine Correct Answer: -1700s: edward jenner put fluid from cowpox sores under skin & exposed them to smallpox (cowpox prevents smallpox)
-early 1900s: vaccines for toxins: tetanus & diptheria
-contagion control (1880-1940s): control of communicable disease thru vaccinations
2000s: population health approach Correct Answer: -stresses collaboration of:
healthcare systems, traditional public health, & social policy
-evidence based approach to analyze determinants of health & disease & intervention options to preserve/improve health throughout lifecycle
4 components of population health Correct Answer: -health issues
-population(s)
-society's shared health concerns
-society's vulnerable groups
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