CVD/diabetes
What is the leading cause of death in the United States?
Cardiovascular disease or heart disease
What is the definition of cancer?
It is a broad category of over 100 diseases, related to uncontrolled cell growth.
What is the promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative healthcare for mothers and children?
Maternal and child health
What is a subset of injuries which occur without the intent to cause harm of damage?
Unintentional injury
What is used as a classification system for mental health disorders?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What are modifiable risk factors?
Factors you can change
What public health intervention has improved cervical cancer?
Pap test
What is the hormone detected by ovulation tests?
LH, luteinizing hormone
What is the difference between direct and indirect costs in injuries?
What age group had the highest prevalence of mental illness?
Young adults
What are treatments of cardiovascular disease?
Surgery, better diet, medicine
What is involved in the first step of cancer mutations?
Proto-oncogenes
What is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality?
Postpartum hemorrhage
What policy is responsible for creating workplace inspections and enforcing workplace safety standards?
Occupational Safety and Health Act
What is the definition of neurotransmitters?
Chemicals in the brain responsible for communicating to different parts of the body
What disease is characterized by an inability to produce beta cells for insulin production?
Type 1
What are genes that prevent mutated cells from progressing through apoptosis or pause their phase in the cell cycle?
Gatekeeper genes
What is the definition of gestational age?
Age of newborn based on how long it was in utero.
What policy is responsible for requiring seatbelts to be added to cars?
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
What is the biologic process for addictions?
Midbrain reward pathway
What is the Framingham Heart Study?
Longitudinal cohort study looking at the development of heart disease in a population.
What are mutations caused by environmental and or lifestyle factors?
Somatic mutations
What causes macrosomia?
Gestational diabetes
What are the steps in injury prevention?
Design, Evaluate, Implement, Re-evaluate
What is the toxic mind theory?
Mental illness happens through endogenous toxicosis