PUBH 302 GALLOWAY EXAM 1 QUESTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Define public health issue Correct Answer What is making us sick Risk factors/determinants Correct Answer what is the cause of the disease/illness Controversial/ethical concerns Correct Answer u... sually deals with money or individual liberties Risk factor Correct Answer common causes of illness; more under individual control (diet, smoking/drinking habits) Risk condition Correct Answer more distal causes of illness; less under individual control (biological, environmental) Public health ordinated from the idea of ________________. Correct Answer group survival Public health codes throughout history Correct Answer - tribal rules - bible - hieroglyphs - roman senate "Salus populi" comes from the Roman senate meaning... Correct Answer "let the welfare of the people be the supreme law" Ancient Greeks Correct Answer - personal hygiene - naturalistic concept of disease Hippocrates Correct Answer - Father of western medicine - casual relationships - coined "epidemic" Roman Empire Correct Answer - Adopted Greek values - rise of engineers (aqueducts) - public baths Middle Ages Correct Answer - moved away from Greek values - spiritual health - isolated diseased individuals [Show More]

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