CPH LESSON 1

• health - State of complete Physical, Mental, & Social well-beint and not merely the absence of disease/infirmity (WHO)
• COMMUNITY - Collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics such as geography, interests, experiences, concerns or values
• PUBLIC HEALTH - Science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized community efforts.
• COMMUNITY HEALTH - The health status of a defined group of peopor and the actiona and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health
• MT’s Viral role

  1. Diagnosis

  2. Prevention

  3. Management
• WHO – Specialized agency of UN that is connected with the international public health
• DOH – the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services
• Demography – study statistics such as Birth, Deaths, Income, or Incidence of Disease.
• Epidemiology – branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible continuation of diseaes & other factors relating to health.
• 2 TYPES OF DISEASES

  1. COMMUNICABLE
  2. NONCOMMUNICABLE
• Mortality – number of deaths in given time/place
• Morbidity – rate of diseases in give T/P.
• MORTALITY - Number of deaths due to a specific illness or condition.
• MORTALITY - only deals with the state of death.
• MORTALITY - Common causes of mortality in the United States are heart disease, cancer, and unintentional injuries
• MORBITY - When you have a specific illness or condition.
• MORBITDITY - a disease or illness occurs within a population
• MORBIDITY - Some examples of common morbidities are heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
• Epidemic – an unexpectedly large no. of cases of an illness, specifichealth related behavior, or other health-related event in a particular population.
• ENDEMIC - Endemic – a disease that occurs regularly
• Endemic – a disease that occurs regularly
• ENDEMIC - Native and restricted to a certain place
• ENDEMIC - examples are : MALARIA - SOUTH AMERICA

  HIV - AFRICA
• Pandemic – an outbreak of disease over a wide geographical area
• . Incidence – occurence of new cases of disease/injury in a population over a specified period of time
• Prevalence – proportion of persons in a population who have a particular disease/attribute at a specifued point in time or over a specified period of time
• Came from a German word : HAL
• HEALTH - Came from a German word “Hal” meaning “whole” or “sound”.
• 5 DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

  1. GESTATIONAL ENDOWNMENT
  2. SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
  4. BEHAVIORAL CHOICES
  5. AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY MEDICAL CARE
• GESTATIONAL ENDOWNMENT - Genetic makeup or the DNA of the person.
• Social Circumstances - Education, employment, income, poverty, housing, crime, and social cohesion
• Environmental Conditions - Where people live & work,hazards, toxic/microbial agents
• Behavioral choices – diet, physical activities, substance use & abuse.
• FACTORS THAT AFFECTS THE HEALTH COMMUNITY

  1. PHYSICAL FACTORS
  2. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS
  3. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
  4. INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS
• Physical Factors - geography, environment,

  community size, industrial development, and

  people living in coastlines.
• Social and Cultural Factors - traditions, beliefs, economy, politics, religion, social norms, social economic status, religions.
• Community Organization - ability on how to unite and identify common problems in their community and propose unified solutions to the problems.
• Individual Behaviors - how they act or respond.
• Public Health System – is the public health actions undertaken within the formal structure of the government and associated efforts of private and voluntary organizations and individuals
• Global Health

  Health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries.

  Influenced by circumstances from other countries.

  Best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.