HRPR 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Infection
28 Mar 2017
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What is population click to edit master title style health : a broader concept of public health. Includes all the ways that society(s) are affected by health issues and how they respond to these issues (see riegelman, p7: comprised of four components, health issues, population(s, society"s shared health concerns, society"s vulnerable groups. Click to edit master title style what health issues: historically: focus on physical ailments, currently: physical and mental health, emerging: cosmetic, genetic, social functioning. Click to edit master title style defining a population: historically: focus on geographical location: cities, states and countries, currently: local, state, national, global, Governmentally-defined: emerging: defined by local, national and global communications. Click to edit master title style society wide concerns: historically: communicable disease, currently: toxic substances, product and transportation safety, chronic(life style related) diseases, costs of health care, emerging: disasters, climate change, technology, hazards, emerging infectious diseases.
