PUBHLTH 200 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes -

• School: U of M
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PUBHLTH 200
• Professor: Dr. Franzblau

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Exam 1 lecture goals for public health #2. 1. defining health, health inequalities and health inequities: health: the condition of an organism at a given time, specifically the physical, mental, and social wellbeing. 2. measures of health (in a society: life expectancy at birth, pregnancy related mortality. Asian are less prone to heavy binge drinking than caucasians. Exam 1 lecture goals for public health #1. This includes focusing on the prevention of the disease, ensuring that the provider of care is society, and enduring that the caretaker and patient is that of a community. 3. why is public health important: over a thirty-year gain of life expectancy has been accrued over the last 100 years. Of this, 25 years can be attributed to public health initiatives (such as sanitation, nutrition, and housing), while only five can be attributed to health care. Interest group policies such as big tobacco and soda manufacturers: people want instant gratification.