Module 1: Overview of Public Health Quiz
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It is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of ______ or infirmity.

disease

The science and art of preventing ______, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.

disease

The mission of public health aims to provide maximum benefit for the largest number of ______.

people

Fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be ______.

<p>healthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Public health core sciences apply scientific methods to ______ public health situation.

<p>monitor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Epidemiology enables where diseases originated, how they move and how they are ______.

<p>prevented</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH CORE SCIENCES Apply Scientific methods ______ Deals with the method of collecting, compiling, and presenting health information. Enabling us to work better when helping.

<p>INFORMATICS</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH CORE SCIENCES Apply Scientific methods ______ Closely link to PH policies Provide information for decision makers.

<p>PREVENTION EFFECTIVENESS</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH KEY TERMS CLINICAL CARE Prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well – being through the services offered by medical and allied health professions; also known as ______

<p>HEALTH CARE</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH KEY TERMS ______ Factor that contributes to the generation of a trait.

<p>DETERMINANT</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH KEY TERMS EPIDEMIC OR OUTBREAK Occurrence in a community or region of cases of an illness, specific health – related behavior, or other health – related event clearly more than normal expectancy. Both terms are used interchangeably; however, epidemic usually refers to a larger geographic distribution of illness or health – related events. ______

<p>EPIDEMIC OR OUTBREAK</p> Signup and view all the answers

PUBLIC HEALTH KEY TERMS ______ Results of a medical condition that directly affects the length or quality of a person’s life.

<p>HEALTH OUTCOME</p> Signup and view all the answers

1978 Alma Ata Declaration The Declaration of Alma-Ata was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC), Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan (formerly Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic), 6-12 September 1978 (Macarayan et al., 2018) Eight essential elements based on the Alma Ata on PHC: An essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally, accessible to individuals and families in the community by means of acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost that community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 1. Education for Health This is one of the potent methodologies for information dissemination. It promotes the partnership of both the family members and health workers in the promotion of health as well as prevention of illness. (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 2. ______ Disease Control The control o.

<p>Locally Endemic</p> Signup and view all the answers

EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 1. Education for Health This is one of the potent methodologies for information dissemination. It promotes the partnership of both the family members and health workers in the promotion of health as well as prevention of illness. (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 2. Locally Endemic ______ The control o.

<p>Disease Control</p> Signup and view all the answers

1978 Alma Ata Declaration The Declaration of Alma-Ata was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC), Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan (formerly Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic), 6-12 September 1978 (Macarayan et al., 2018) Eight essential elements based on the Alma Ata on PHC: An essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally, accessible to individuals and families in the community by means of acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost that community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 1. Education for Health This is one of the potent methodologies for information dissemination. It promotes the partnership of both the family members and health workers in the promotion of health as well as prevention of illness. (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 2. Locally Endemic Disease ______ The control o.

<p>Control</p> Signup and view all the answers

EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 1. Education for Health This is one of the potent methodologies for information dissemination. It promotes the partnership of both the family members and health workers in the promotion of health as well as prevention of illness. (Macarayan et al. 2018). EIGHT (8) ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: 2. Locally Endemic Disease Control ______

<p>The control o.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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