PUBH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Food Safety, More Than That
11 Jan 2017
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Prevention: only 4 cents of every dollar is spent on prevention, ex. smoke-free areas, health screenings at annual checkups. Protection: protecting ourselves from environmental threats, food safety, air and water quality. Promotion: discounts on insurance if you can prove you"re not smoking or if you prove you"re going to a gym. Improving the quality and length of our lives. Product safety: consumer product safety commission, aims to prevent consumer death and injury due to consumption of products, ex. Ikea dressers come with brackets, that way they can"t fall on kids: cribs are different now- the sides lower, the slats are closer together. If your family works out, you"re more likely too. Big picture: risk factors and risk conditions. Populations: family units, communities, states, university, work place, epidemiologists look at specific populations that can be divided by ethnicity, age, gender, etc. Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort.
