HSC 315: Public Health Final Study guide.

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HSC 315: Public Health Final health promotion/disease prevention era -mid 80s-2000s Correct Answer: focus on individual behavior & disease detection in vulnerable & general populations -clini... cal & population-oriented prevention with focus on individual control of decision-making & multiple interventions -AIDS epidemic & need for multiple interventions to reduce risk -reductions in coronary heart disease thru multiple interventions -individual prevention: mammograms & pap smears -newborn screening for genetic disease public health advances during health promotion/disease prevention era -mid 80s-2000s Correct Answer: -environmental movement -awareness of lead in gas & paint -focus on ↓ cancer by control of radiation exposure from sun & radon (naturally occurring radiation sources) -global cooperation to fix hole found in ozone layer -↓ air pollution level & smoking rates = impacted frequency of chronic lung disease, asthma, coronary artery disease first vaccine Correct Answer: -1700s: edward jenner put fluid from cowpox sores under skin & exposed them to smallpox (cowpox prevents smallpox) -early 1900s: vaccines for toxins: tetanus & diptheria -contagion control (1880-1940s): control of communicable disease thru vaccinations 2000s: population health approach Correct Answer: -stresses collaboration of: healthcare systems, traditional public health, & social policy -evidence based approach to analyze determinants of health & disease & intervention options to preserve/improve health throughout lifecycle 4 components of population health Correct Answer: -health issues -population(s) -society's shared health concerns -society's vulnerable groups [Show More]

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