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What is the focus of public health?
The focus of public health is to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life.
What are the main goals of public health?
The main goals of public health are disease prevention, health promotion, and life extension.
What does public health seek to achieve?
Public health seeks to achieve better health outcomes for communities and populations.
What is the overarching aim of public health efforts?
The overarching aim of public health efforts is to improve the overall well-being of society.
What is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice?
Community/Public Health Nursing
What is the major goal of community/public health nursing?
To preserve the health of the community and surrounding populations
What does community/public health nursing focus on?
Health promotion and health maintenance
What is the main emphasis of community/public health nursing?
Identifying populations at risk and health
According to the World Health Organization (1958), how is health defined?
A state of complete well-being, physical, social, and mental
According to the World Health Organization (1986), how is health seen?
As a resource for everyday life, a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, and physical capacities
What is the focus of public health nursing?
Preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health
What are the core public health functions as defined by the Institute of Medicine?
Assessment, policy development, assurance
According to Winslow (1920), how is public health defined?
Preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health through organized community efforts
What are the determinants of health?
Personal, social, economic, environmental factors
What are the three levels of prevention?
Primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention
What do indicators of health and illness attempt to describe and monitor?
Population's health status
What is the focus of community health nursing?
Organized health efforts at the community level
What is the main goal of public health nursing?
To benefit each citizen
What is the concept of thinking upstream in public health nursing?
Examining the origins of disease and identifying social, political, environmental, and economic factors
What are the levels of prevention in public health nursing?
Individual, family, group, community
This quiz explores the focus and goals of public health, including its overarching aim and what it seeks to achieve. Test your knowledge of the main objectives of public health efforts.
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