PUBHLTH 1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Orthohantavirus, Prostate Cancer, National Institutes Of Health
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Please note: audios and videos chapters 1-15 are available on your class website. What is ph the fulfillment of society"s interest in assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy. Organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. Health: health represents a dynamic state with habits that promote health and lowering risk of any disases. Ph disciplines: epidemiology epidemics/obesity, prostate cancer in western countries and asia(, new diseases. Primary( prevent disease), secondary(minimize the severity of the illness), & tertiary prevention(severity of the illness) chain of causation ( agent, host, environment, and interventions can focus on any of these targets. ) 2 market justice social justice cost vs. benefit in ph. Ph at the local, state, & federal level. Vauxhall & lambeth water companies epidemiologic surveillance notifiable diseases. Studies: example - framingham study, british physicians" study. Proving cause and effect (large number of subjects) informed consent, ethics institutional review boards (irb)
