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Public Health |
The science and art of preventing disease while prolonging and promoting health and efficacy in the community |
Art of prolonging |
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Core functions of Public Health |
Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance |
A.P.A. |
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Endemic |
Disease is happening at normal rates |
Just right |
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Pandemic |
Disease is happening across the country or world |
Big boi |
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Epidemic |
Disease is happening at a higher than normal rate |
A Little too much |
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Epidemiology |
The study of collecting data as a method of disease control through finding incidence rate or disease origin etc. |
John Snow the pappy |
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Five Steps in Community health approach |
Define the problem Identify risk factors Prevent problems Implement interventions Monitor |
Define. Identify. Prevent. Implement. Monitor. |
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Mortality |
Death rate |
Mortal |
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Morbidity |
Illness rate |
Ill |
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Convalescent Carrier |
Recovering but has sickness |
A better sick boi |
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Incubatory Carrier |
Not showing but has sickness |
Secret sick |
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Fomites |
Object that carries infections |
Door knobs, keyboards, etc. |
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Cultural competency |
The overall awareness of the different people around you |
Be nice |
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Ethnomedicine |
Considers different culture integration of multisystems |
Religious healing... |
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Vector |
Animal or insect that transmits disease to a human |
Animal sharing |
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Health program planning cycle |
Identify health concern. Conduct health needs assessment. Program design. Program implementation. |
Identify. Assessment. Design. Implement. |
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Acute Toxicity |
Small dose or short term exposure |
Short term |
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Chronic toxicity |
Long-term exposure |
Long term |
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Bioaccumulation |
Accumulation of toxins |
A bunch of toxins |
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Ethnocentrism |
Our way is the only right way |
We are right |
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Environmental health |
Comprises aspects of human health like quality of life |
How you living |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety Hazard Administration |
Work safety |
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Primary care |
Preventive health habits |
Brushing teeth, washing hands |
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Logic Model |
A charted out plan designed to help solve specified problems |
Gameplan |
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Why is healthcare expensive |
Administrative cost are very high |
Gotta pay the desk workers |
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Routes of exposure |
The way people come in contact with disease |
How did you catch that |
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How to set up Independent variable versus dependent variable |
Assume that Independent value should have an affect of dependent value |
X and y charts |
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Determinants of health |
Income, Genetics, Environment, Behavior. |
What you are around and dealing with |
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Case management |
Collaborative process of helping to meet an individuals and family's specific health needs |
Customized and specified health help |
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Cultural bound syndrome |
Illnesses that are usually found in specific cultures |
America and Anorexia |
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Barriers to Public health |
Poverty, location, language, cultural and social norms |
What stops the spread of health |