Public health 1
What is incidence?
The number of new cases of a disease in a population during a specific period.
What is Health?
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is Morbidity?
Morbidity: The presence of illness or disease in a population.
What is mortality?
The number of deaths caused by a disease within a specific period.
What's Ms. Burnette's first name?
Sara
Determinants are the underlying forces that are at work in the development of a disease.
What is prevalence?
number of people in a population that are impacted.
What is case fatality rate?
The percentage of people diagnosed with a disease who die from that disease.
What does EBPH stand for?
Evidence-based public health
What did Ms. Burnette study in university?
Biochemistry & public health
What are 1 of the 4 components of population health?
1. Health issues
2. Population
3. Society-wide concerns
4. Vulnerable groups
What is Health equity?
When all people have the opportunity to attain their full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential.
What are vulnerable groups?
a group of individuals who are at increased risk for health problems and health disparities
What does PERIE stand for?
Problem Etiology Recommendations Implementation and Evaluation
What's Ms. Burnette's favorite color?
Yellow
What is 1 of the 6 Eras of public health.
Health protection, Hygiene movement, Contagion control, Filling holes in the medical system, Health promotion, and Population health.
What is a confounding variable?
Factors that might distort the true relationship between a risk factor and a disease.
What is a contributory cause?
Factors that increase the likelihood of a disease or health condition but may not be the direct cause.
What is distribution of disease?
How a disease is spread or occurs across different populations or locations.
What state is Ms. Burnette from?
Tennessee
What is a rate in public health?
A measure that describes how frequently a disease occurs in a population, typically over a specific time frame.
What is a risk factor?
A characteristic or exposure that increases the chance of developing a disease or health problem
What is group association?
Patterns that show how certain groups of people are more affected by a disease than others.
What is a burden of disease?
The impact of a health problem on a population, often measured in terms of financial cost, mortality, or other indicators.
When is Ms. Burnette's birthday?
November 26