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1
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What was John Snow’s contribution to public health?

A

Mapped out cholera, and found pattern of outbreaks around pumps.

Removed the handle, stopped the epidemic

2
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What was William Farr’s contribution to public health?

A

Statistician who set up vital record, recording cause of death.

Established statistics as method for disease analysis

3
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What are the four major organization that handle the communication of PH findings?

A

WHO
CDC
IDPH
PCHD

4
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What is the role of the CDC?

A

Feeds data to regional and local systems

5
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What is the role of the IDPH?

A

SUpports local HD and provides specialize labs through IHL/U of IA

6
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What is the role of the surgeon general? What are the three major historical examples of this?

A

Educating the public

  • 1964 smoking is bad
  • 1986 AIDS mailings
  • 2008 Psych health
7
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What are the successes of PH over the years?

A
  • Smallpox eradication
  • Polio control
  • Lengthening of quality life
8
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What has happened to the quality of life in the last century?

A

Doubled in time

Increased quality

9
Q

What are notable PH successes? (4)

A
  • Safe drinking water
  • Sanitary sewers
  • Motor vehicle safety
  • Vaccines
10
Q

What are the four major PH failures?

A

Firearms safety
Vaccine deniers
HIV control
Obesity control

11
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What is the major PH failure in terms of HIV control?

A

Legal forms and whatnot

12
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What is the role of the IPHD in treating Rabies?

A

Can inform you who should be vaccinated

13
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What is the role of the IPHD in treating STDs?

A

Contact tracing

Low cost testing and treating

14
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What is the difference between quarantine and isolation?

A

Quarantine = exposed to the disease. May or may not involve restrictions on moving, but will involve restrictions on where you can go

Isolation= suspected of having disease, and are restricted from moving

15
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What legal right does the CDC have for isolation/quarantine?

A

Executive, legislative, and judicial in one

16
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Does HIPAA apply to PH?

A

Not really

17
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What are the “vital statistics” that are gathers by the CDC?

A

Births and deaths

18
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What were the first big victories for public health?

A

Infectious diseases

19
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What are the two primary tools of pH?

A

Analysis and action

20
Q

Where does the “real power” of public health lie: federally or locally?

A

Locally

21
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What is the greatest threat to public health currently?

A

Return of infectious disease