Women Health
WHAT IS NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN IN CANADA
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH ISSUES AND CAUSES SPECIFIC TO MEN
PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATITIS
TESTICULAR CANCER, BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH), ERECTILE DYFUNCTIONAL
WHAT IS GERONTOLOGY
The specialized study of the processes of ageing
NAME 2 PHYSIOLOGICAL AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
DECREASED ELASTICITY OF LUNG TISSUE
DECREASED RESPIRATORY MUSCLE STRENGTH
WHAT IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR INFANTS
FALLS 49%
THREATS TO BREATHING 41%
MVA 14%
DROWNING 8%
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE S & S OF A MI
CHEST PAIN
DISCOMFORT IN OTHER AREAS OT THE BODY(JAW, SHOULDER, ARM, NECK, BACK)
DIAPHORESIS
COOL CLAMMY SKIN
SOB ETC
What is the most common cancer among Canadian men?
Prostate cancer
WHAT SUBSTANCE DO YOU THINK IS THE CAUSE OF MOST BURNS IN CHILDREN
HOT WATER, FIRE, TOUCHING ON THE HOT STOVE
WHAT IS GERONTOLOGY
THIS IS THE SPECIALIZED STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF AGING
INJURY PREVENTION NECESSITATES WHAT AREAS
PROTECTION - TECHNOLOGY E.G SEAT BELTS
EDUCATION - TEACHING PARENTS
LEGISLATION - LAWS
WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN OSTEOPOROSIS AND MENOPAUSE
ESTROGEN HELPS PREVENT BONES FROM BREAKING DOWN TOO FAST BY INHIBITING OSTEOCLAST ACTIVITY. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH MENOPAUSE, YOUR BODY MAKES LESS ESTROGEN. THE LOSS OF HORMONES IS WHY WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS AFTER MENOPAUSE
MEN HAVE A LOWER LIFE EXPECTANCY THAN WOMEN AND A HIGHER MORTALITY RATE?
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Screening or education to provide early case finding and treatment for women with breast cancer is an example of what prevention?
SECONDARY PREVENTION
WHAT IS AGEISM
A TERM WHICH DENOTES DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS OLDER PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIER AGE
WHERE DO MOST CHILDHOOD INJURIES OCCUR
PARK
SCHOOL
HOME
SPORT FACILITY
WHAT IS MENOPAUSE
WHEN THE LEVELS OF THE HORMONES ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE CHANGE IN A WOMAN'S BODY
WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF CANADIAN MEN?
79.7 YEARS
What is the most critical factor in improving the health status of women and their families?
The education of women
WHAT ARE THE 3 Ds
DEMENTIA
DEPRESSION
DELIRIUM
LIST 3 AREAS OF CONCERN THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF CANADIAN CHILDREN
ABUSE AND NEGLECT
OBESITY
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
ALSO MENTAL HEALTH, PRENATAL RISKS
WHAT IS WOMEN'S HEALTH
ADDRESSES HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH PROTECTION, DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE IN WOMEN
NAME 3 DIFFERENCES MEN SHOW COMPARED TO WOMEN CONCERNING HEALTH ISSUES
1. MEN HAVE FEWER EPISODES OF CHRONIC ILLNESSES
2. MEN ARE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS
3. MEN HAVE A SUICIDE RATE THAT IS 4X GREATER
WHAT IS IMMUNIZATION
An important preventative measure that needs to be initiated in infancy and continued throughout the lifespan as recommended for specific ages
WHAT IS NEGLECT
REFERS TO INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY NOT PROVIDING CARE
WHAT ARE THE TWO MAJOR ROLES CHNS HAVE TO FULFIL IN THE AREA OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
I. PROVISION OF DIRECT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THIER FAMILIES - ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT OF CARE, EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING
2. ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS TO ENSURE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS CHILDREN