12 Questions
What is the definition of public health according to Acheson, 1988?
Preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized societal efforts
What is the focus of health promotion?
Social and environmental interventions
Which term refers to the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data essential to public health programmes?
Surveillance
What is the combination of sciences, skills, and beliefs directed towards maintaining and improving the health of all people through collective or social actions?
Public Health
What is epidemiology?
The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations
What does global health emphasize?
Improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide
What does global health deal with?
Structural determinants of health and diseases that disproportionately affect the poorest sectors of societies
What are common factors contributing to tuberculosis transmission?
Poor housing conditions, crowding, lack of infection control measures
What contributes to high mortality from tuberculosis in poor environments?
Limited access to good-quality care, delayed care-seeking, malnourishment
What does global health not necessarily deal with?
Health problems that affect many people or many countries
What does epidemiology study?
The distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations
What is a focus area for global health?
Improving health and achieving equity for all people worldwide
Study Notes
Definition of Public Health
- Public health is defined as "the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the efforts of the society" (Acheson, 1988)
Health Promotion
- Focuses on enabling people to increase control over their health and improve it
Surveillance
- Refers to the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data essential to public health programmes
Community Health
- Combination of sciences, skills, and beliefs directed towards maintaining and improving the health of all people through collective or social actions
Epidemiology
- Study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events, diseases, or health-related characteristics among populations
Global Health
- Emphasizes addressing health disparities and promoting health equity globally
- Deals with health issues that transcend national borders, such as infectious diseases, health systems, and health policy
- Focus area: addressing health inequities and promoting health for all people worldwide
Tuberculosis
- Common factors contributing to transmission: overcrowding, poor ventilation, and malnutrition
- High mortality in poor environments due to lack of access to healthcare, poor nutrition, and inadequate living conditions
- Global health does not necessarily deal with individual health issues, but rather with broader health systems and policies
Explore the concepts of public health and global health with a focus on preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health. Learn about the transition from public health to global health and delve into specific global health issues like tuberculosis.
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