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infectious disease - correct answer ✔✔a disease that is caused by microorganisms that invade tissue
chronic disease - correct answer ✔✔a disease that typically begins slowly, progresses, and persists, with
a variety of signs and symptoms that can be treated but not cured by medication
mortality - correct answer ✔✔the proportion of deaths to population
morbidity - correct answer ✔✔the condition of being diseased
risk factors and risk behaviors - correct answer ✔✔Actions that increase susceptibility to negative health
outcomes
lifestyle choices - correct answer ✔✔a choice a person makes on how to live and behave, according to
their attitudes, tastes, and values
life expectancy - correct answer ✔✔expected number of years of life remaining at a given age, such as at
birth (76.8 in the U.S.)
healthy life expectancy - correct answer ✔✔expected number of years of full health remaining at a given
age, such as at birth without disability
health-related quality of life - correct answer ✔✔(HRQoL) assessment of impact of health status-
including elements of physical, mental, emotional, and social function- on overall quality
target behavior - correct answer ✔✔the behavior that has been selected for change
relapse - correct answer ✔✔the tendency to return to the addictive behavior after a period of
abstinence
,What's the main difference in type of leading causes of death in the U.S. from 1900 to now? - correct
answer ✔✔We can expect that American infants born today will live to an average age of over 78 years,
much longer than the 47 year life expectancy for people born in the 1900s. 3 of the 4 leading causes of
death were infectious diseases like tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diarrhea accounted for nearly 1 of
every 4 deaths in the 1900s. With the development of vaccines and antibiotics, life expectancy increased
as premature deaths from infectious diseases decreased. The leading causes of death shifted to chronic
diseases such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and cerebrovascular disease
(strokes).
What are the top 5 causes of death (in order) for all ages and the top 4 for college-age group? - correct
answer ✔✔ALL ages:
1. diseases of the heart
2. malignant neoplasms (cancer)
3. chronic lower respiratory diseases
4. accidents
5. cerebrovascular diseases (strokes)
College ages:
1. accidents
2. suicide
3. assault (homicide)
4. diseases of the heart
Explain the difference between the medical model of health and the ecological public health model -
correct answer ✔✔Medical model is a view of health in which health status focuses primarily on the
individual and biological or diseased organ perspective. Ecological or public health model is a view of
health which diseases and other negative health events are seen as a result of an individual's interaction
with his or her social and physical environment.
Health departments typically offer 2 types of programs: health promotion and disease prevention. What
specific types of activities might be offered for each type? - correct answer ✔✔Disease prevention
example: childhood vaccination programs reduced the incidence and severity of infectious disease;
installation of safety features such as seat belts/airbags in motor vehicles reduced traffic
, injuries/fatalities; and laws governing occupational safety reduced injuries to and deaths of American
workers. The public health model also began to emphasize health promotion which are
policies/programs that promote behaviors known to support good health. Health promotion programs
identify people who engage in risk behaviors and motivate them to change their actions by improving
their knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
List several of the most important achievements in U.S. public health in the past 100 years: - correct
answer ✔✔vaccinations, motor vehicle safety, workplace safety, control of infectious diseases, reduction
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke deaths, safe/healthy foods, maternal/infant care, family
planning, fluoridated drinking water, recognition of tabacco as a health hazard.
How would you define the terms health and wellness, and how have these concepts changed over the
past 70 + years? - correct answer ✔✔Rene Dubos (1968) defined health as "a quality of life, involving
social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results
from adaptations to the environment" . Wellness is said to be the achievement of the highest level of
health possible in each of several dimensions. Today, words health and wellness are often used
interchangeably to mean the dynamic, ever-changing process of trying to achieve one's potential in each
of 6 interrelated dimensions.
Physical health - correct answer ✔✔includes features like shape and size of your body, how responsive
and acute your sense are, and your body's ability to function at optimal levels with adequate sleep and
rest, nutrition, and physical activity. Also includes your ability to avoid/manage/heal from injury and
illness, cope with challenges, and maintain equilibrium in the face of adversity.
Social health - correct answer ✔✔the ability to have a broad social network and maintain satisfying
interpersonal relationships with friends, family, and partners is key
Intellectual health - correct answer ✔✔encompasses the ability to think clearly, reason objectively,
analyze critically, and use brain power effectively to meet life's challenges. Involves open-minded and
nonjudgemental, having thirst for knowledge, being culturally competent and multi-culturally aware
Emotional health - correct answer ✔✔feeling competent, being able to express emotions when
appropriate and control them when not. Also includes emotional intelligence which is the ability to
identify and manage emotional responses in positive ways
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