Chapter 3
The number of events occurring in a given population in a given period of time
Rate
Appendicitis and poisoning are examples of this type of disease
Noncommunicable disease
The cause of disease or health problem in the communicable disease model
The agent
The capability of a communicable disease agent to cause disease in a susceptible host (hint: ends in ty)
Pathogenicity
These types of goals are more encompassing than objectives
Program goals
This type of rate only look at the number of new cases of health-related events and is divided by the total number in the specific population.
Incidence
Osteoarthritis and diabetes are examples of this type of disease and duration
Chronic noncommunicable
Drugs, pesticides, and food additives are examples of these types of agents
Chemical agents
This type of capital is described as the relationships and structures within a community that promote cooperation for mutual benefit
Social capital
This type of rate calculates all cases, both new and old and is divided by the total number in the specific population.
Prevalence rate
When prioritizing prevention and control efforts, health officials use data from these three items
leading causes of death, years of potential life lost, and economic cost to society
In the chain of infection, a disease-producing agent leaves its reservoir through a portal of
Exit
An assumption one can make while organizing a community is that people should do these things
participate in making, adjusting, or controlling the major changes within their communities
An unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related event in a particular population
Epidemic
Self-diagnosis and treatment with nonprescription medication for the common cold is an example of this prevention level and disease type
Secondary prevention of communicable diseases
Disease types for which the reservoir resides in animal populations
Zoonoses
This type of planning is described as a process by which an intervention is planned to help meet the needs of a priority population
Program planning
An outbreak of disease over a wide geographical area
Pandemic
Health screenings are important measures of this prevention level
Secondary prevention
Types of diseases that are a leading cause of death in the United States
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels
These types of models are described as the means by which structure and organization are given to the planning process
Planning models