N518-Exam 1 | 141 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Community Health - ANSWER organized community efforts aimed at
promotion, protection, & preservation of public's health
Community health focuses on what kind of communities - ANSWER specific,
designed communities
Winslow's 1920 definition of public health - ANSWER science & art of
preventing disease, prolonging life &promoting health & efficiency through
community efforts
Winslow's definition (5) - ANSWER sanitation for the environment, control of
communicable diseases, education on personal hygiene, organization of medical &
social services for early diagnosis & disease prevention, ensure everyone a
standard of living
Epidemics of infectious disease 1850-1910. What did that lead to? - ANSWER
plague, cholera, typhoid, smallpox, influenza, yellow fever; Lead to better
environment & sanitation conditions
Acute infections for groups of specific individuals (1900s). What did that lead to? -
ANSWER tetanus, polio, diphtheria, mumps and measles; Lead to antibiotics,
vaccines, better surgical technique, advances in obstetrics, insulin
Combination of disease causations (1980); What did it lead to? - ANSWER
AIDS-immune system defects, viral diseases, cancer; lead to increase in disease
,surveillance by CDC & develop new approaches to dealing with combination of
disease
Rise of chronic disease 1900s- future. What did it lead to? - ANSWER Diabetes,
cardiovascular; adopt management of chronic disease, involving public health
government & infrastructure, new case management & health education to help
people live better with chronic disease
Public health in the 1800s? - ANSWER Germs & microbes linked to disease
Public health in the 1900s - ANSWER Sanitation systems dramatically reduce
urban disease
Public health in the 1940s - ANSWER Growth of private health insurance
system
Public health in the 1960s - ANSWER Shift from personal responsibility for
health to social
Public health in 63, 70, 90 - ANSWER Passage of the Clean Air Act in the US
Public health in 1964 - ANSWER Medicare & Medicaid created
Public health in 1972, 1977, 1987 - ANSWER Passage of the Clean Water Act in
the US
, Public Health in the 1970s - ANSWER Heart disease & cancer replace infectious
disease
Public Health in the 1980s - ANSWER Modern transportation facilities global
spread of HIV, SARS, Dengue, Avian flu, N1H1
3 core public health functions - ANSWER assessment, policy, and assurance
assessment - ANSWER systematic collection, assembly, analysis &
dissemination of info about health conditions, risks & resources in community
Nurse's role in assessment (5) - ANSWER conduct surveys
gather info from public records
use research findings
interact with key community leaders
evaluate family strengths & areas of concerns in immediate living
What is policy development - ANSWER use of assessment data to develop
policy & direct resources toward these policies
nurse's role in policy development (5) - ANSWER convene & facilitate
community groups to evaluate health concerns
raise awareness to key policy makers about health regulations & budge decisions
that affect community health negatively
recommend new programs or increase services based on identified needs
identify needs & interventions for families
