Definitions
A group of people who have common characterisitcs
Community
During what time did medicine involve taboos, rites, and spiritual beliefs?
Earliest Civilizations
What factor is religion?
A Social and Cultural factor.
True or false - Health Resources Development Period led to the growth of health care facilities and provider
True
How much progress has been made over the last 100 years?
A lot of progress
A dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person’s interactions with and adaptations to his or her environment
Health
Better agriculture lead to
improved nutrition
Is community organizing a science or an art?
It is an art
What were some
20th Century Achievements in Public Health
Vaccination, Motor vehicle safety, Control of infectious diseases, Decline of deaths from, CHD and stroke, Healthier mothers and babies, Safer and healthier foods
True or False - Health does not mean different things to different people.
False
The health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and perserve their health.
Community health
Who discovered the process of vaccination against smallpox
Edward Jenner
Name the 4 main physical health factors
Geography, Environment, Community Size, Industrial Development
What were some main health issues in the early 2000s
Health care delivery, environmental problems, lifestyle diseases, communicable diseases, alcohol and other drug abuse, health disparities, disasters, public health preparedeness
What is a worldwide goal of the 21st century?
Achievement of good health
Health status of people who are not organized; have no identity as a group
Population health
What was the life expectancy in the Twentieth Century.
Less than 50 years.
What is a physical health factor
Any condition, habit, or element that affects the overall function and condition of your body.
What phase went from 1900-1920
Reform phase
Attain high-quality longer lives, achieve health equity, create social and physical environments that promote good health, and promote quality of life and health development.
Actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the condition in which people can be healthy occur
Public Health
What health problems were common in slums?
Vitamin deficiencies and poor dental health.
Define community organizing.
A process through which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set.
When was Medicare and Medicaid established?
1965
What blocks of time does US planning use
10 year blocks of time