According to the WHO, Health is defined as .........................
It is not merely ...................
The absence of disease or infirmity
Population is defined as ......................, including but not limited to a specific location they ............. or ..............
A collection of people that share common characteristics
Inhabit or Work
The 2 Conditions of a Population are:
1- There is ............ (more/less) than 1 individual
2- These Individuals share at least 1 common ...........
More
Characteristic
Population health is defined as the ................ of a group of individuals (population), including the .......................
Distribution of such outcomes within the group
Medicine is generally practiced (and taught) on the predication of a ........................, meaning that individuals are either .......... or ...........
Binary labeling system
Sick or Healthy
-Rarely reflects actual distributions of health and the drivers of health in the population
FOCUS ON TREATING THE ISSUE !!!!
This approach ultimately leads to the development of .....................
Causes of these distributions
Presence, absence or cause of disease
Strategies that may reduce triggers
-Change the context to avoid things that cause disease
Population Health Science is defined as the study of the conditions that shape distributions of ............ within and across ............ and of the mechanisms through which these conditions manifest in the ............. of individuals
Health
Populations
Health
Population Health Science:
1- Focuses on ................... and factors that ....................
2- Identifies ................. in their patterns of occurrence
3- Applies the resulting knowledge to .......................... to improve the ................... of those populations
Influence the health of populations over the life course
Systematic variations
Develop and implement policies and actions
Health outcomes
1- Addresses both individual and population .... concerns
2- Understands that ..... is influenced by several factors outside of traditional .... models
3- Focuses on ..... patient care and the ..... of the entire population
Health
Health
Health
Improving
Health
Health results throughout the course of life when ..................., supported by ............ and ............., suffice to respond satisfactorily to the demands of life
Social and environmental determinants
Unsatisfactory responses lead to disease
According to the Meikrich Model of Health, Health outcomes are influenced by the interaction between ........... determinants of health which include the .......... given potentials and .......... acquired potentials, the ............ determinants of health and the .......... determinants of health
Individual
Biologically
Personally
Social
Environmental
What are the Top 4 leading causes of death globally that are considered preventable?
1- Ischemic heart disease
2- Strokes
3- COPD
4- Lower Respiratory infections
Determinants of health refer to the broad range of .............., ..............., .............. and ............... that determine individual and population health
According to the National Academy of Medicine (2017), about .............. % of the population's health depends on .................
Non-genetic determinants
eg:
1- Behavioral patterns (40%)
2- Social circumstances (15%)
3- Health Care (10%)
5- Environmental exposure (5%)
30% = genetic predisposition
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Life expectancy by zip code
Population health manifests as a .........................
Example of Population Health as a Continuum: BMI
Health equity
Behavioral
Social
Example of Population Health as a Continuum: BMI-2
Their full health potential
Achieving this potential
Social position
Socially determined circumstance
Systematic disparities
Underlying social advantages
Disadvantages
Meaning they have different positions in a social hierarchy
Points of intervention include the conditions (factors) in which people are ................, ..............., ................, ............... and .............. that shape health
Addressing social determinants of health is the primary approach to:
1- Achieve ...............
2- Requires one to look beyond .............. factors
3- Addresses the underlying factors related to .......... determinants of health
It is also defined as the absence of ................. in health between and within social groups that have different levels of .................... or ....................
Essential Tools for Population Health Science