Social Determinants of Health
What are the social determinants of health?
Economic Stability, Education Access and Quality, Health care and Quality, Neighborhood and Built Environment, Social & Community Relationships
What are the three "levels" of public health structure?
Individual, Community, Government
What is public health?
The science and art of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities
100 points for the whole class if Mrs. James knows the agency and division that Ali works in - No Homework if she gets it wrong !!
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources & Services Administration
Give two examples of neighborhood & built environment
What are individual "factors" that can influence your health ?
Race, gender, genetics, diet, exercise
What are the two main differences between the study of public health and Medicine
Public Health- Prevention + population, Medicine- Treatment + individual
What branch of government to federal health agencies belong to? Name one!
Executive- CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, CMS
How does Education impact health?
Name the branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Name three public health disciplines - 50 bonus points for each one you can describe
Epidemiology, Health Policy & Management, Biostatistics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Health
What is a health disparity- Give an example of one
Differences/gaps in the quality of health across different groups
Why do rural Americans tend to have worse health outcomes than urban Americans ?
Distance to healthcare providers, less doctors, etc...
What are three aspects of a community that can influence health?
Grocery stores, public parks, clean water, side walks, schools, etc.
What does "public health intervention" ? Name one!
A solution to a public health problem - Vaccines, safer food laws, seat belts
What is health equity? Give an example of an initiative that promotes health equity
When everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible