Theorists
This theory studies how an individual or “unit” interacts with other organizations or “systems”
What is Systems Thinking Theory?
The rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time, usually two weeks or less.
This is the only disease officially eradicated in the world.
What is Smallpox?
Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design policies that improve the health and well-being of all.
What is the newest goal for Healthy People 2030?
The study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in human populations
What is Epidemiology?
This theory focuses heavily on the person's relationship with the environment, including sanitation and hygiene.
What is Nightingale's Theory
An epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide
What is a Pandemic?
This is the name of the test used to screen for tuberculosis.
What is a tuberculin "ppd" intradermal injection?
Shingles, Seasonal Flu, TDap (if needed), Pneumonia...
What are the vaccines recommended to our elderly patients at their 65 year doctors appointment?
This British doctor is often referred to as the father of epidemiology.
Who is John Snow?
This theory's purpose is to predict and explain health behaviors and beliefs.
What is Health Belief Model Theory
The great dying is often referred to as this in history books, it resulted in roughly 90% of Native American populations dying in the 1600s.
What is the Great Dying- believed to have been caused by typhoid, measles, mumps, etc?
This is the physical, infectious, or chemical factor that causes the disease
What is the agent?
This is an environmental history exposure screening model that investigates occupational, recreational, and home enviroments.
What is IPREPARE?
This practice investigates the causes of disease by determining why a disease rate is lower in one population group than in another. It is referred to as the how and why of disease.
What is analytic epidemiology?
This theory believes that behavior change with a large number of people can lead to social change such as removing smoking sections in restaurants.
What is Milo's Framework for Prevention?
Individuals, families, or other groupings who are associated because of similar social, personal, health care, or other needs or interests.
What is an aggregate?
Measles, Chicken Pox and TB are all this type of transmission.
What is Airborne Transmission?
This is a type of lubricant should be discussed in sexual health education as it may make condoms breakdown.
What is an oil based lubricant also referred to as natural?
This refers to the occurrence of new cases of disease or injury in a population over a specified period of time.
What is incidence?
This type of thinking focuses on interventions that promote health or prevent illness before they occur with education and early intervention
What is Upstream Thinking?
This is the synthesis of nursing practice and public health practice. The major goal to preserve the health of the community and surrounding populations while it focuses on health promotion and health maintenance.
What is public/community health nursing?
Hepatitis A is this kind of transmission.
What is fecal oral/foodborne?
This is the period of time between when a patient's signs and symptoms fade and they return to full wellness.
What is the convalescent period?
This is the number of disease cases present in a particular population at a given time.
What is Prevalence?