Healthcare Facilities
Facilities that offer treatment to individuals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. A place where someone would go if they feel depressed and needed to seek counseling.
Psychiatric hospital
Decline in memory and/or other thinking skills
Dementia
Admitted to, and treated within, a hospital
Inpatient
Flu, Ebola, Covid, Measles outbreaks are called what?
Pandemics (Public health concern)
Name one example of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Prayer, Yoga, Meditation, Therapy, Massage, Osteopathy, Chiropractic Care, Acupuncture, etc
A facility or service that offers palliative (relieves but does not cure) care and support to dying patients and their families
Hospice
A rapidly spreading disease that attacks many people at the same time
Pandemic
Promotion of health through preventative measures and the practice of good health habits
Wellness
Opioids/pain medications can cause this when taken inappropriately
Drug Overdose
Describe what chronic illness means
A health condition that persists over a period of time (cannot be cured quickly)
Facility that provides housing, meals, and personal care to individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily nursing care
Assisted Living Residence
Health care services that do not require hospitalization; also referred to ambulatory services
Outpatient services
The insertion of normal DNA into cells to correct a genetic defect or treat certain diseases
Gene therapy
Taking responsibility for health means creating healthy habits. Name 3 lifestyle choices that can help patients live healthier and longer?
NIH, CDC, OSHA, FDA
High-tech facilities that specialize in serving patients who need sophisticated treatment and 24-hour nursing care. A place where someone would go if they have internal injuries from car accident.
Hospital (ER)
Health care practice based on the belief that pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal column causes pain and dysfunction of the body part served by that nerve
Chiropractic
Chinese medicine treatment in which tiny needles are inserted into specific points in the body to alleviate pain and relieve various physical, mental and emotional conditions
Acupuncture
This is what happens when antibiotics are inappropriately overused
A large number of births that occurred after World War II caused older adults/seniors to be called this?
Baby Boomers
A type of nursing home that provides nursing and rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis; includes regular medical care for patients with long-term illnesses and those recovering from illness, injury, or surgery
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain’s nerve cells resulting in memory loss, impaired thinking and language skills, and changes in behavior
Alzheimer’s Disease
Federally funded but state-administered insurance plan for individuals who qualify due to low income
Medicaid
Health care practices based on the belief that all aspects of the individual - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental - contribute to states of health and disease
Holistic medicine