HMB202H1 : Hmb 202 All Ju's Lectures.pdf
Document Summary
Health: 20th century: health considered absence of disease, who: state of complete physical mental & social well-being, not just absence of disease. Preventative medicine: set in motion by cholera disease, preventative medicine vs palliative medicine, palliative medicine: Attempts to treat individuals via: treatment of symptoms. Surgical intervention: primary prevention strategies/methods, avoid/prevent health problems from forming, ex. Immunization/vaccination (most effective: is the easiest & most cost-effective, secondary prevention strategies/methods, diagnosis & treatment of existing disease/health problem before it causes significant morbidities, early intervention. Can return to health if caught early enough: ex. What disease to prevent: diff target for diff countries, most target infectious disease due to nature of transmission, for canada (public health agency canada, cholera, diphtheria, haemophilus, influenza b, hepatitis a & B, measles, mumps, pertussis (whopping cought), japanese encephalitis: primary form of prevention, inoculation & vaccination (also education)
