HK 21500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Brainpower, Public Health, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Health and Kinesiology
• Course: HK 21500
• Professor: kellybailey

Document Summary

Name and explain the 3 core functions of public health, assessment: assessing and monitoring the health of populations, monitor health status to identify community health problems, diagnose and investigate health problems, policy development: formulating public policy. Implies being able to give and receive love and to be nurturing and supportive. 3 consecutive weeks out of 4: vagninal contraceptive ring (nivaring): -- soft, flexible ring inserted into vagina that releases hormones, preventing pregnancy, contraceptive injections (depo-provera, depo-subq provera) injectable method of birth control lasting for 3 months. Implants (implanon, nexplanon) small soft plastic capsule inserted just beneath the skin on the inner side that continually releases a low, steady dose of progestin for up to 3 years, suppressing ovulation at that time. Hcv infections are on an epidemic rise in many regions of world: some cases traced to blood transfusions or organ transplants.