Community Health Midterm (PPT, quizzes)
What is epigenetics? - answers the study of how genes are expressed
What influences
... [Show More] epigenetics? - answers nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, hormones such as estrogen
Differentiate between the upstream and downstream ecological approaches? - answers upstream: focuses on eliminating factors that increase risk to a pop. health
downstream: represents actions taken after disease or injury has occurred
What are some examples of the upstream approach? - answers Immunizations
Motor vehicle safety
Clean water
Fluoridation of water
Family planning (reduced STI, unwanted pregnancy)
Tobacco
Lead reduction
What are some examples of what public health nurses do? - answers Infection control (contact tracing)
School nursing
Public health dept (TB, jail, sexual health)
Emergency preparedness
Differentiate PHNs from RNs. - answers Work with communities and pop, rather than individual needs.
What is the focus of PHNs? - answers Health advocacy & promotion.
What is the nursing process in public health? - answers Assessment
Diagnosis
Intervention
Evaluation
What does the social ecological model represent? - answers The various factors that impact a person's health status.
What does the social ecological model encompass? - answers Individual: genotype, knowledge, beliefs, experience
Interpersonal: families, friends, social network
Organizational: school, church, etc
Community: local culture, natural & built environment
Also, policies, laws, other cultures!
What is one role the California public health dept serves? - answers Immunization laws
What is one role of local public health depts serves? - answers Disease surveillance
What are major functions of the WHO? - answers Set norms and standards for health
Establish ethical and evidenced-based policy
Conduct disease surveillance and monitor health trends
Objective is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health"
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