chp. 10

what is public health

goal is to protect promote and restore health and reduce the premature death. the government helps with health. they intervene to make sure everyone's okay. prevention efforts, health programs and behaviors that prevent illness

epidemiology

the study of the history of a disease and its distribution throughout Society

surveillance

The Continuous search for documentation of disease in public health

leper colonies

a place they quarantined people who had leprosy

Lemuel Shattuck

published the report of the Sanitary Commission of Massachusetts. later became the blueprint for Public Health Systems

what are the traditional roles of Public Health

to enforce Public Safety for everyone around them

what does prevalence mean

total number of infected / affected people over time

what does incidence mean

number of new cases of a disease or event. (ex). car accident

what does morbidity measure

number of cases of a specific disease in a specific period of time

what does mortality measure

the number of people who have died from a given disease

what is the CDC fed agency monitoring and fighting

monitor disease and help prevent outbreaks / fight disease