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 organizedeffort to promote behaviors that improvehealth and prevent disease.
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary: An article, document, diary, manuscript, object, or information written or created at the time an event actually took place.
Secondary: Second-hand information written or created after an event.
How much money do you make this summer?
$700 (if you complete all your assignment and show up everyday)
What time do you have lunch?
12:00pm
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
What type of source is the CIA World Factbook?
What does PBL stand for?
Project Based Learning
What does SYEP stand for?
Summer Youth Employment Program
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 are the name of the three different campaigns that we went over on week 3?
Tips from Former Smokers, Still Going Strong, Clean Hands Count
True/False: Drinking eight glasses of water a day is necessary for everyone to stay healthy.
False
What are the names of monitors for this class?
309: Melissa, Jasmine, Darren
307: Zoe, Kelly, Jason
310: Ziyao, Geroge
Auditorium: Pipa, Vivian, Agnes, Yaohui
Cafeteria: Paola, Jiayi, Joey
What does CPC stand for?
Chinese-American Planning Council
What is the difference between smoking and vaping?
Smoking: inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.
Vaping: inhaling and exhaling vapor containing nicotine and flavoring produced by a device
What is telemedicine?
The remote delivery of healthservices
What is a tertiary source?
Organize or compile other sources
What is the "Yes, and..." Technique?
What does "Yes" mean and what does "And" mean?
The “Yes, and...” technique is a communication strategy that encourages open, constructive dialogue.
The “Yes” means you're acknowledging and validating what someone else has said.
The “And” means you're building on it with your own ideas, questions, orcontributions.
Which vitamin deficiency leads to rickets in children, a disease that softens and weakens bones?
Vitamin D
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 comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?
Clean Air Act
Who is the SYEP director?
Raihan
Which US federal health insurance program, established in 1965, primarily serves people aged 65 and older?
Medicare