US Healthcare
Health care in the United States promotes students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes”
What is Inter-professional Education?
These mental health professionals require an MD to practice.
What is Psychiatrists?
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health
What is Public Health?
A _____ is designed for patients who require constant care but do not need to be hospitalized and cannot be cared for at home.
What is a Nursing Home?
A psychologist needs 5 years of graduate study to attain a ______ degree
What is a Doctoral/ PhD?
Over ______ percent of the causes of death in the US are related to personal life choices such as diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use, etc.
What is 50%?
First medical respondents, dispatched by 911, at a scene of emergency.
What are EMTs and Paramedics?
The disease that paralyzed America
What is Polio?
Ensures that food is safe, pure, and wholesome, human and animal drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe and effective; and electronic products that emit radiation are safe.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
A social worker needs this qualification to work in positions in health and clinical work.
What is a Masters in social work?
In 2010, more Americans had access to health insurance through Health Exchanges, Medicaid, of Children's Health Insurance Program
What is The Affordable Care Act?
Dr. Eugene Stead, a Duke University Professor, introduced this profession in 1965, to compensate for the shortage of doctors during the Vietnam War.
What is a Physician Assistant?
The study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where) and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations
What is Epidemiology?
Protects the public health of the nation by providing leadership and direction in the prevention and control of diseases and other preventable conditions, and responding to public health emergencies.
What is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
This institution certifies Emergency Medical Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics
What is the National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians?
American Osteopathic association is to an osteopathic physician what ______ is to MDs
What is the American Board of Medical Specialities (ABMS)?
Produces X-ray films of parts of the body for use in diagnosing medical problems.
What is Radiologic Technologists?
A word that means a disease can be transmitted from one person to another?
What is Infectious?
A _______ (public/private) hospital is financed and operated by a government agency such as a city, county, or state.
What is a Public Hospital?
In order to procure a license required to practice as a dentist, a candidate is required to clear a written examination conducted by this board
What is the National Board Dental Exams?
Factors that will influence current and future health care occupations
What are changes in disease patterns and access to healthcare?
These Healthcare professionals help patients and other professionals deal with problems by providing appraisal of the source and significance of social, emotional and economic factors affecting health.
What is a Social Worker?
This organization provides general information about diseases around the world.
What is the World Health Organization?
Offers evaluation and diagnosis of a problem, as well as prevention, treatment, and rehab work involving the bone, tendon, ligament, muscle and joint conditions
What is an Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center?
The most prevalent level of educational attainment among radiologic technologists and technicians.
What is an Associate's degree?