General Knowledge
I am known as the Father of Public Health
Who is John Snow?
Result of human construction, the transportation system, and where we work and play
What is a Built Environment?
They provide health education and outreach to specific groups or areas.
Who are Community Health Workers?
1. Expands health insurance coverage
2. Holds insurance companies accountable
3. Lowers healthcare costs
4 .Guarantees more choice
5. Enhances the quality of care for all Americans
What is the Affordable Care Act?
•Collecting vital statistics
•Running a public health laboratory
•Licensing health professionals
•Administering nutrition program
•Regulating health facilities
•Drinking water regulation
What are some roles of the State Health Departments?
The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
What is Public Health?
The branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment
What is Environmental Health?
Study microorganisms like viruses, fungi, parasites, and bacteria. They assess how organisms cause environmental damage and disease within a community and work with genetics, biotechnology and other sophisticated means to perform duties.
What is a microbiologist?
Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems
Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
What are some Core Functions of Policy Development?
Name of the organization responsible for global public health efforts
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected for a given time or place
What is an epidemic or outbreak?
Air pollution, water contamination, and Toxic chemicals in consumer products.
What are Environmental Factors That Affect Health?
They also create and implement health-related education programs and activities and provide health care services to at-risk communities.
Who are Public Health Nurses?
An organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations.
What is a healthcare system?
The idea that societies as a whole have the responsibility to use the resources and skills they have to provide for and help every member of the society live healthy lives.
What is social justice in Public Health?
The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.
What is epidemiology?
A physical environment that is natural.
What is an Unaltered environment?
They design and deliver health messages and campaigns using various media.
Who are Health Communications Specialists?
•Assessment
•Policy development
•Assurance
What are the Core Public Health Functions?
•Immunizations for those not covered by the private system
•Communicable disease surveillance and initial investigation of outbreaks
•Communicable disease control
•Inspection and licensing of restaurants
•Environmental health surveillance
What are some roles of the Local Health Departments?
Surveillance
Risk Factor Identification
Intervention/Evaluation
Implementation
What are the general steps of the approach to a public health problem?
•Identify environmental hazards
•Research possible health effects related to exposures
•Inform public officials of health hazards
What are ways to Promote Environmental Health?
They assess the health needs of the community and create materials, programs, and events that provide education for community members on health topics.
Who are Health Educators?
Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community
What are the Core Functions of Assessment?
Eating healthy foods
Getting 6-8 hours of sleep daily
Getting 1 hour of physical activity daily
Not smoking or vaping
What are examples of healthy lifestyle choices?