HLSC 4P50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Multiple Exposure, Foodborne Illness, Provirus
15 Sep 2018
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Distribution and determinants of disease & health in specific populations, in order to understand and improve health. Identify etiology or cause of a disease and relevant risk factors. Evaluate existing and newly developed measures and modes of health care delivery. Disease occurrence in developing countries today, mimics that which was seen in us during the 1900s - infectious diseases are biggest problems. In north america we are more focused on chronic diseases. Primary prevention: action taken to prevent the development of a disease in a person who is well and does not yet have the disease. Secondary prevention: identifying people in whom a disease process has already begun but who have not yet developed clinical symptoms. Tertiary prevention: preventing complications in those who have symptoms and have been diagnosed. Rehabilitation for stroke victims, so that damage done is done, but preventing further damage. Measure is widely applied to entire population: high-risk approach.
