Public Health
What is Public Health?
The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
What is a public health campaign?
A public health campaign is an organized effort to promote behaviors that improve health and prevent disease.
Name the 4 major NCDs identified by WHO.
Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Chronic respiratory diseases, Cancer.
What is the difference between epidemic and pandemic?
Epidemic: sudden increase in disease in a specific area. Pandemic: global spread of disease
What type of communication channels do public health campaigns use?
Social Media, Flyers/Posters, Infographics, Blogs, Short form media,
What is antibiotic resistance and its cause?
Antibiotic resistance: when bacteria evolve and become less susceptible to antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.
Primary cause: overuse and misuse of antibiotics
Q: What is the leading global risk factor for NCDs?
High blood pressure (hypertension).
What is universal health coverage?
Ensuring all people have access to needed health services without financial hardship.
What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease in which some parts of the body's cells grow uncontrollably and can spread to other parts of the body.
What is the difference between public health and clinical medicine?
Public health focuses on populations, clinical medicine focuses on individual patients.
True/False: Drinking eight glasses of water a day is necessary for everyone to stay healthy.
False
What is the name of the trainer for this session
Mohamed inaya
What is the Name of the NCDs National Coordinator?
Menna Abdal aty
What is telemedicine?
The remote delivery of healthservices
Name 3 routes of infectious disease transmission.
Airborne, direct contact, vector-borne (like mosquitoes).
What is the difference between morbidity and mortality?
Morbidity = disease incidence; Mortality = death rate.
What are two differences between bacterial and viral infection?
Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can live independently, while viruses require a host cell to replicate.
Antibiotics can treat bacterial infections but are ineffective against viruses. Antiviral medications are used to help the body fight viral infections.
Bacterial infections are caused by bacteria, while viral infections are caused by viruses.
Which deadly disease was the first to be eradicated globally through a coordinated vaccination campaign by the World Health Organization, with the last known natural case occurring in 1977?
Smallpox
What is the main goal of sanitation in public health?
To prevent disease by controlling environmental hazards like contaminated water or waste.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin