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What was the main focus of Greek civilization in terms of healthful living?
What was the main focus of Greek civilization in terms of healthful living?
Who is known as the Greek God of health, sanitation, and cleanliness?
Who is known as the Greek God of health, sanitation, and cleanliness?
What were some of the achievements of the Roman Empire in public health?
What were some of the achievements of the Roman Empire in public health?
During the medieval period, what was the role of clerics in public health in Catholic Europe?
During the medieval period, what was the role of clerics in public health in Catholic Europe?
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Who were Rhazes and Ibn Sinna (Avicenna) known for during the medieval Islamic East period?
Who were Rhazes and Ibn Sinna (Avicenna) known for during the medieval Islamic East period?
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What was the main focus of medieval Islamic East's Cordova Medical Academy in terms of public health?
What was the main focus of medieval Islamic East's Cordova Medical Academy in terms of public health?
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What is the causative agent of Hepatitis B?
What is the causative agent of Hepatitis B?
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Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of Hepatitis B infection?
Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of Hepatitis B infection?
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Which of the following is the most effective infection control strategy?
Which of the following is the most effective infection control strategy?
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What is the main difference between Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C?
What is the main difference between Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C?
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Which of the following is an example of an engineering control for infection prevention?
Which of the following is an example of an engineering control for infection prevention?
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What is the key difference between emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases?
What is the key difference between emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases?
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Which ancient civilization believed in diseases being caused by supernatural curses or punishments from the Gods?
Which ancient civilization believed in diseases being caused by supernatural curses or punishments from the Gods?
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Which ancient civilization emphasized the balance of experience and relationship in the universe in their approach to medicine?
Which ancient civilization emphasized the balance of experience and relationship in the universe in their approach to medicine?
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Which ancient civilization had a goddess of healing named Sekhmet?
Which ancient civilization had a goddess of healing named Sekhmet?
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Which ancient civilization widely practiced herbalism as a form of medicine?
Which ancient civilization widely practiced herbalism as a form of medicine?
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Among these civilizations, which one focused on hygiene, sanitation, and water supply in their societal regulations?
Among these civilizations, which one focused on hygiene, sanitation, and water supply in their societal regulations?
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Which ancient civilization had laws specifically concerning lepers isolation and unclean conditions?
Which ancient civilization had laws specifically concerning lepers isolation and unclean conditions?
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What are the funding sources for the UHC Act of 2019?
What are the funding sources for the UHC Act of 2019?
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Which factors hamper access to health services in the Philippines?
Which factors hamper access to health services in the Philippines?
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What characterizes the Private Philippine Healthcare Delivery System (PHDS)?
What characterizes the Private Philippine Healthcare Delivery System (PHDS)?
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Which types of healthcare facilities are classified under the Tertiary level in the Philippines?
Which types of healthcare facilities are classified under the Tertiary level in the Philippines?
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What characterizes the Public Philippine Healthcare Delivery System (PHDS)?
What characterizes the Public Philippine Healthcare Delivery System (PHDS)?
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Which types of health agencies are classified as Governmental agencies?
Which types of health agencies are classified as Governmental agencies?
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What was the landmark court case that legalized abortion in the United States?
What was the landmark court case that legalized abortion in the United States?
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Which of the following is NOT a common discomfort experienced during pregnancy?
Which of the following is NOT a common discomfort experienced during pregnancy?
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What is the term for the 'false labor' contractions that some women experience before true labor contractions begin?
What is the term for the 'false labor' contractions that some women experience before true labor contractions begin?
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Which of the following is a potential risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy?
Which of the following is a potential risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy?
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At what stage of pregnancy can the baby's sex typically be determined?
At what stage of pregnancy can the baby's sex typically be determined?
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What is the term for the process of the cervix softening and preparing for labor contractions?
What is the term for the process of the cervix softening and preparing for labor contractions?
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Study Notes
Greek Civilization
- Emphasis on healthful living: hygiene, nutrition, fitness, and sanitation
- Military medical service: 1 doctor for every 500 men
- Greek cities: Cnidos (stressed disease), Cos (emphasized patient care)
- Hippocrates: emphasized air, water, and places in relation to health
- Asclepius: Greek god of medicine, rejuvenation
- Hygieia: Greek goddess of health, sanitation, and cleanliness
Roman Civilization
- Focus on healthy mind, body, and wealth to maintain good health
- Poor health attributed to bad water and sewage
- Greatest achievement: development of drains, sewers, and sewage disposal
- Conduit pipes made of bronze and ceramics
- Aqueducts channeled fresh water
History of Public Health
Medieval and Renaissance Period
- Middle Ages: spiritual era of public health
- Black Death, leprosy, smallpox, diarrhea, tuberculosis, and anthrax were prevalent
- Medieval Catholic Europe: church dominance, plagues due to divine retribution
- Clerics approved physicians, epilepsy and mental illness seen as demonic possessions
- Leprosaria: institutions for leprosy patients
- Medieval Islamic East: Rhazes and Ibn Sinna (Avicenna) adapted classical teachings
- Cordova Medical Academy: knowledge and scholarship paved the way for modern European medicine
Hepatitis B and C
- Hepatitis B: DNA virus, symptoms include jaundice, fever, dark urine, and pale stool
- Hepatitis C: RNA virus, liver infection, rarely transmitted sexually, most widespread chronic bloodborne infection in the US
- Symptoms: digestive disorders, diarrhea, ascites, vascular asterisks, sleep disruption, and infections
Infection Control Strategies
- Elimination: most effective, most difficult to implement, removes hazard physically
- Substitution: replacement of hazard
- Engineering control: isolates people, physical changes in workstations, equipment, and facilities
- Administrative controls: policies, standards, and guidelines, changes way people work
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): least effective, easiest to implement, protects worker with PPE
Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases
- Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs): newly appeared or existed previously
- Ancient Indian Civilizations: Ayurvedic medicine, emphasis on hygiene, sanitation, and water supply
- Ancient Egyptian Civilization: emphasis on life, health, and illness, widespread parasitic diseases
- Ancient Hebrew Civilization: Hebrew Mosaic Law, emphasis on hygiene, reproductive and maternal health, and lepers' isolation
- Mesopotamian Civilizations: diseases recognized in Cuneiform tablets, supernatural and natural causes of diseases
Philippine Healthcare System
- Universal Health Care Act of 2019: signed by Duterte, funded by sin taxes, government, and formal sectors
- Salient features: financial risk protection, access to quality hospitals and healthcare facilities
- Philippine Healthcare Delivery System: organization interacting to provide services, access to health services hampered by high cost, physical factors, and socio-economic factors
- Types of PHDS: public, private, and voluntary agencies
- Global Burden of Diseases: collective disease burden around the world, global burden of disease study (GBD)
Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): hormone made by placenta prevents insulin
- Reproductive history: menstrual history, maternal infections, and hypertension
- Stages of pregnancy: 1st trimester (placenta and hormones), 2nd trimester (ears and sex determined), 3rd trimester (four senses)
- Common discomforts during pregnancy: nausea, headaches, vomiting, yeast infections, and heartburn
- Health habits during pregnancy: well-balanced diet, lifestyle choices, gestational weight, and prenatal care
- Childbirth: Lamaze, signs of childbirth (lightening, Braxton-Hicks contractions, ripening of the cervix)
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Learn about the Universal Health Care Act of 2019 signed by Duterte in February 2019 and the Philippine Healthcare Delivery System. Explore the funding sources, salient features, challenges, and types of healthcare delivery in the Philippines.
