10 Questions
Which of the following is a fundamental activity carried out to protect the population health and treat disease through means targeted at the environment and the community?
Protection of the environment
What is the science of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health efficiency?
Preventive Medicine
According to WHO, what is the definition of health?
State of complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being
Which branch of medical science deals with the study of community health in respect of the impact of social aspects on health status?
Social Medicine
What are the essential public health functions according to the text?
Health legislation and regulations
Community medicine is primarily focused on providing individual healthcare services rather than improving the health of the entire community.
False
Public health only involves organized community effort and does not include the art and science of maintaining, protecting, and improving the health of the people.
False
Preventive Medicine primarily deals with treating diseases rather than preventing them.
False
Social Medicine does not consider the impact of social aspects on health status.
False
According to WHO, health is merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
False
Study Notes
Public Health
- Public health involves protecting population health and treating disease through environmental and community-targeted means.
Definition of Health
- According to WHO, health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Medical Science Branches
- Community medicine is a branch of medical science that deals with the study of community health, considering social aspects' impact on health status.
- Social medicine is a branch of medical science that considers the impact of social aspects on health status.
- Preventive medicine focuses on preventing diseases, not just treating them.
Public Health Functions
- Essential public health functions aim to maintain, protect, and improve the health of the people through organized community effort and individual healthcare services.
Misconceptions
- Community medicine prioritizes improving the health of the entire community over providing individual healthcare services.
- Public health involves both organized community effort and the art and science of maintaining, protecting, and improving health.
- Preventive medicine primarily deals with preventing diseases, not just treating them.
- Social medicine considers the impact of social aspects on health status.
Test your knowledge of community medicine and public health with this quiz. Explore concepts such as the delivery of comprehensive health care, essential public health functions, and the art and science of maintaining, protecting, and improving community health.
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