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CHLH 101 FINAL
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Undergraduate 2
05/05/2011

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WHO definition of Public Health
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a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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Snow: Hero of Public Health for
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Containment of cholera outbreak in London
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Robert Caoch: Hero of Public Health for
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Germ theory
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Hans Selye: Hero of Public Health for
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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Chain of infection
Definition
pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, transmission, and portal of entry, new host
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Pandemic vs. epidemic
Definition
pandemic - world
epidemic - regional
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Endemic
Definition
disease present in people of certain class/location
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Crude birth rate
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Births during period / population x1000
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Prevalence
Definition
All cases given time/population given time x1000
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Incidence
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New cases during period/population at risk x1000
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Crude death rate
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Deaths/population during year x1000
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Infant mortality rate
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(less than 1 year old) Infant deaths/birthed infants x1000
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Age-specific mortality rate
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number of deaths of given age/number of people at given age x1000
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Age groups of seniors
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65: old
65-74: young-old
75-84: old-old
85-over: oldest old
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Dependency ratios
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Total: (0-14 & 65+)/(15-64) x1000
Child: (0-14)/(15-64) x1000
Aged: (65+)/(15-64) x1000
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General Adaptation Syndrome
Definition
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion
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Funding of public health
Definition
Government (only 3% of overall health expenditure)
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Synar Amendment
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Smoking Age
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Acute vs. Chronic Disease
Definition
Acute – less than 3 months
Chronic – over 3 months
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Blood Alcohol Content ranges
Definition
.05 Safe range
.10 Overestimate skill set
.15 Most common DUI
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3 leading causes of death
Definition
Cardiovascular
Cancer
Stroke
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What the Hill-Burton Act did
Definition
Create funding to make new hospitals
Remodel hospitals
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Third party payment system – who are the parties?
Definition
Patient (pays insurance)
Insurance (pays hospital)
Hospital
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What limits access to care?
Definition
Insurance
Isolation
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US spending on health care
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Technology redundancies
Elderly
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HMO Staff Models
Definition
HMO – puts you into a group of doctors
PPO – assigns one provider, discount
Point of Service – most flexible/expensive, can see whoever with discount
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Canadian Health System
Definition
Universalized Health Care
Cheaper medication
Run by government
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Medicare/Medicaid
Definition
Care – 65+/disabled
Aid – poor women and children/disabled
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Deductible
Definition
Amt paid for treatment
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Premium
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Amt paid/month
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Exclusions
Definition
conditions that insurance won’t cover
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Fixed indemnity
Definition
cap on procedure/plan (you pay part of the bill)
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O’Rourke article (Top Ten Lessons From Abroad)
Definition
1. It’s possible to provide universal access & at least restrain cost increases.
2. Spending more $ on HC isn’t necessary/desirable. It’s already too much.
3. Savings from administrative/inappropriate services are alone sufficient
4. Health status of other industrialized countries compares favorably w/ USA
5. Universal access/cost control can occur within limit of mixed delivery system
6. Public satisfaction w/ health services higher in other industrlzd countries
7. HC spending in other countries not open ended. Spending limits exist
8. Other countries view HC more as human service than commodity
9. Spend thy money where it will do the most good to maximize output
10. Improvement in HC/status requires broader perspective than just HC focus
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(Health care) Democrats favor:
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Govt run system, universal access, regulatory control
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(Health care) Republicans favor:
Definition
Consumer driven system, loose controls, retain private operation
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Spectrum of health care delivery
Definition
Public Health/Medical/Long-term Practice
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Medical malpractice claims
Definition
Poor outcome for patient
Substantial disability level as a result
Poor interpersonal patient-physician relationship
Physician negligence (rare circumstances)
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Biological hazards
Definition
Living being (viruses, parasites, etc…)
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Safeguarding against waterborne disease
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Water filtration/purification
Ground water/rain water
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Food borne illness
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Preparation-based (eg. salmonella)
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Vector borne disease
Definition
Communicable through a living agent (bug)
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Physical hazards
Definition
UV Radiation – skin cancer
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The most virulent form of skin cancer
Definition
Melanoma
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Population S-curve
Definition
Population over time (exponential growth and plateau)
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Phases of Population growth
Definition
Lag phase, exponential phase, stable equilibrium
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Injury
Definition
Physical harm resulting from an acute exchange of energy that exceeds bodily threshold
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Most common unintentional injury
Definition
Motor vehicle
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Haddon’s Matrix
Definition
(public health model for unintentional injuries)
[Triangle] Host, environment, energy
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Energy examples (injury)
Definition
bullets, swimming pools, etc…
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Fatal injuries most often occur where?
Definition
In home
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If ________, this qualifies it to be a bioterrorism agent
Definition
A living organism is part of the device
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