What is Public Health
Is there a certain range to which public health extends?
No, it can be global and in a small community
What does the CDC stand for
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
What is the Uninsured model of the healthcare system?
Citizens pay directly out of pocket for care
What's 3 examples of a way to prevent the infection of a disease?
I'll decide, but here are some examples: Wash your hands for 20+ sec, get vaccinated, don't touch your face(eyes, mouth), etc
What's an example of an organization in healthcare system?
CVS, AHA, and etc
Give the definition of Public Health:
The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Or something along those lines.
What does the FDA do?
Supervises food safety and drug usage.
What is the definition of the Healthcare system?
A health care system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations
In the example I showed, how many steps were there?If it is around the range I'll count it as correct.
12, I would accept the range of 10-13 as well
What does AHA stand for?
American Heart Association
What is Epidemiology?
The study of diseases, their spread, pattern, and determining the health/disease conditions in a population
If you see a sign saying to "wash your hands for 20 seconds", who most likely posted the sign?
What is the Beveridge model of the healthcare system?
The government pays for it and it's taken out of taxes
What should you first do when you hear about an outbreak from some friends?
Establish it's existence, it could just be a rumor
What's the difference between the healthcare system and public health?
Public health is preventative, the healthcare system takes care of it.
Physical(hurt), mental, dietary, hygiene, sleep routine, and other
If you were a politician what are 5 things you could do for public health? If it's vague, why?
I'd have to judge but some examples are: Passing gun violence laws, stricter alcohol usage, selective drug prescribing, cigarette and vape restrictions, and etc
What is the Bismarck model of the healthcare system?
Private/insurance companies take money out of your paycheck for healthcare.
Why is having a control group in an experiment important?
So you can properly compare results, and etc(If it makes sense I'll take it)
What does the CDC do?
Centers of Disease Control and Protection, best for dealing with outbreaks. Addresses over 400 diseases, and in known for their prevention activity.
What is the chain of infection?
Pathogen, Susceptible Host, Portal of entry, transmission, portal of exit, reservoir
What is the National Institutes of Health?
Best medical research center, employed by the government.
What's the difference between the Bismarck model and the National Health Insurance model?
Bismarck, is taken out of paychecks by insurance companies. NHI, the government takes it out in taxes and both the gov. and insurance companies pay
There was a recent outbreak of the flu, you have a large group of people with it. You want to do some tests on it, you do have a vaccine for it. You also have some tic-tacks. What do you want to do?
Separate the group into 2, give one group the vaccine and the other a placebo. You could also make a 3rd group and give them nothing.
Why should you avoid sharing your food or drinks with other people? Should you?
You can easily get and spread disease by sharing food/drink. It's also just unsanitary in general.