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What is the main purpose of sanitation?
What is the main purpose of sanitation?
- To prevent spiritual diseases
- To study practical measures for public health
- To keep oneself clean
- To provide a sewage system and a clean water supply (correct)
What does sewage refer to?
What does sewage refer to?
- The practice of sanitation
- The study of public health
- The process of keeping oneself clean
- Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains (correct)
What is hygiene primarily concerned with?
What is hygiene primarily concerned with?
- Keeping oneself and surroundings clean (correct)
- Keeping public places clean
- Providing sewage systems
- Studying public health
What is the main difference between hygiene and sanitation?
What is the main difference between hygiene and sanitation?
What is the ultimate goal of sanitation and hygiene practices?
What is the ultimate goal of sanitation and hygiene practices?
What is necessary for every human being without distinction?
What is necessary for every human being without distinction?
What is not a criterion for distinction when it comes to Optimal Health?
What is not a criterion for distinction when it comes to Optimal Health?
What is the focus of the statement about Optimal Health?
What is the focus of the statement about Optimal Health?
What is not a type of distinction mentioned?
What is not a type of distinction mentioned?
What is the core idea of the statement about Optimal Health?
What is the core idea of the statement about Optimal Health?
What is health according to the World Health Organization?
What is health according to the World Health Organization?
What is the opposite of complete health?
What is the opposite of complete health?
What are the three dimensions of health?
What are the three dimensions of health?
What is the state of being free from illness or injury?
What is the state of being free from illness or injury?
What is the most severe state of disease?
What is the most severe state of disease?
What is the definition of health in the Islamic perspective?
What is the definition of health in the Islamic perspective?
What is the opposite of unrecognized disease?
What is the opposite of unrecognized disease?
What is the definition of moderate disease?
What is the definition of moderate disease?
What is the relationship between health and disease?
What is the relationship between health and disease?
What is the nature of the spectrum of health?
What is the nature of the spectrum of health?
What is a distinction based on?
What is a distinction based on?
What is being identified in a distinction?
What is being identified in a distinction?
What is the purpose of making a distinction?
What is the purpose of making a distinction?
What is the result of a distinction?
What is the result of a distinction?
What is the basis of a distinction?
What is the basis of a distinction?
Who invented the stethoscope in 1819?
Who invented the stethoscope in 1819?
What was the significance of Joseph Lister's work in 1865?
What was the significance of Joseph Lister's work in 1865?
What was the significance of Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery in 1895?
What was the significance of Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery in 1895?
What was Louis Pasteur's contribution to medicine?
What was Louis Pasteur's contribution to medicine?
What was the significance of Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery in 1928?
What was the significance of Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery in 1928?
What is the purpose of health insurance plans?
What is the purpose of health insurance plans?
What was the significance of the 20th century in medicine?
What was the significance of the 20th century in medicine?
What is the purpose of disinfectants?
What is the purpose of disinfectants?
What is the significance of antiseptics?
What is the significance of antiseptics?
When was the World Health Organization founded?
When was the World Health Organization founded?
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Study Notes
Principles of Health Services
- Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Spectrum of Health includes:
- Complete Health
- Relative Health
- Unrecognized Disease
- Mild Disease
- Moderate Disease
- Severe Disease
- Fatal Disease
- Death
Definition of Health
- WHO (World Health Organization) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
- Dimensions of Health include:
- Biologic
- Psychologic
- Sociologic
- Spiritual
Hygiene and Sanitation
- Hygiene is the practice of keeping oneself and surroundings clean to prevent illness or disease spread.
- Sanitation is the process of keeping places clean and healthy, especially by providing a sewage system and a clean water supply.
- Sewage refers to waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.
History of Health Care
- 19th Century:
- 1st Blood transfusion (1818)
- Rene Laennec invented stethoscope (1819)
- Joseph Lister used disinfectants and antiseptics in surgery to prevent infection (1865)
- Louis Pasteur discovered that microorganisms cause diseases and developed vaccines
- 20th Century:
- Rapid growth in modern medicine and healthcare
- Promoting Health/Preventing Disease
- Many diseases were specifically identified, treated, and cured
- Sigmund Freud described the basis for psychology and psychiatry (early 1900s)
- World Health Organization founded (1948)
- Development of health insurance plans
- New vaccines were developed and used
- Sir Alexander Fleming discovered antibiotic penicillin (1928)
- ABO blood groups discovered
- Average life span increased to 60-70 years
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