CommunityandPublicHealth

A dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional in nature

collective body of individuals identified by a common characteristic

actions that society takes collectively to ensure that the condition in which people can be healthy can occur

the organization mechanism of those activities undertaken with in the formal structure of government

the health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health

the health status of people who are not organized and have no identity as a group or locality

describes health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national borders

• Physical factors
• Social and Cultural
• Community organization
• individual behaviors

the process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies

resistance of a population to the spread of an infectious agent based on the immunity of a high proportion of the individuals

US national goals set forth to define the US public health agenda

• eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• reduce child mortality
• improve maternal health
• combat HIV/Aids Malaria and other diseases
• ensure environmental sustainability
• develop a global partnership for development

• Oversees all aspects of health in the US
• CDC, FDA, NIH, CMS, FDA

• assessment
• policy
• development
• assurance

• quasi-has an assigned governmental function
• voluntary-formed to meet needs not addressed through government

the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems

an unexpectedly large number of cases of an illness, specific health-related behavior or other health related event in a particular population

a disease that occurs regularly in a population as a matter of course

outbreak of a disease over a wide geographical area

the number of new cases of a disease divided by the total number in the population at risk

the number of new and old cases of a disease in a population in a given period of time, divided by the total number in that population

a rate in which the denominator includes the total population

The total births/deaths per 1000 people in a given period of time

measures morbidity and mortality for a specific diseases or populations

the percentage of overall mortality in a population that is attributable to a particular cause

Cancer, gonorrhea, Hep A-C, HIV, Lyme, Malaria, Measles, Mumps, Pertussis, Rubella, Smallpox, Varicella, Syphilus, TB, Yellow Fever

• Years of potential life lost
• number of years lost when death occurs before 65 or 75.

• Disability-adjusted life years
• measure of the burden of a disease that takes into account the premature death and loss of healthy life from disability

• Health-adjusted life expectancy
• the number of years of healthy life expected in a given population

• records of major life events
• birth, marriage, divorce, death and infant death

The period between exposure and onset of symptoms

a type of epidemic where all cases were exposed a certain point in time

an epidemic curve depicting a distribution of cases traceable to multiple exposures

when information about diseases and exposure are collected at the same time

a comparison of groups of people those with disease to those without disease to asses for risk factors

a probability statement about the association between a particular disease and a specific risk factor, resulting from case/control study

the relationship of acquiring a specific disease when a given risk factor is present vs when the risk factor is absent

disease is transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans

disease only affects humans

the main cause of a disease

an organism that can transmit a communicable agent to susceptible host

preventative measures that forestall the onset of illness or injury during the prepathogenisis period (exercise)

preventative measures that lead to an early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease or injury to limit the disability and prevent more severe pathogenesis (cancer screening)

measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant pathogenesis

factors contributing to the development of a noncommunicable disease that cannot be altered by modifying one's behavior or environment

contributors of a noncommunicable disease that can be altered by changing one's behavior or environment

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