STUDY GUIDE for the FINAL EXAM

PH1 final exam key terms & ideas (from FINAL CHAPTER 16 FINAL Chapter 31)
And all information with the word FINAL
Ch. 16 poor diet and physical activity
BMI
SES & overweight
WHR (waist/hip ratio)
Overweight in children
New pyramid
Ecological model
Breastfeeding & obesity
Fast food lawsuits
Benefits of exercise
Environmental modifications
Ch. 17 injuries are not accidents
Groups at risk for injuries
injury pyramid: Deaths, Hospitalizations include long-term disability, Emergency department
visits, Episodes of injuries reported
intentional & unintentional injuries
primary, secondary, & tertiary prevention of accidents
3 Es: Education (alcohol consumption, manage anger), Enforcement ( state and federal
regulations on flammability of fabrics),Engineering (child proof caps, smoke detectors)
Seat belts
OSHA
Natl institute of occupational safety and health (NIOSH)
Repetitive motion injuries
Ch. 18 maternal & child health
Childrens bureau
SIDS
LBW
Minimata, Japan
Prenatal care
Newborn screening
teratogenic drugs
Rubella vaccination
Folic acid fortification
back to sleep
teen pregnancy
Planned pregnancy
Contraception
morning after pill
Abstinence only programs
WIC
Food stamps
Food insecurity
Vaccined for Children program
Well baby care
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission

Chapter 19: Please note FINAL chapter in pdf mental health is chapter 19 in the textbook
edition 4th)
Ch. 19 clean environment hazards ( chapter 20 in the 4th edition)
Radiation
Mercury
Lead
asbestos hazard emergency response act
DDT
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl..)
Occupational exposures - workers as guinea pigs..
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act settings standards
Clean Air Act
Risk-benefit analysis
Ch. 20 air pollution ( chapter 21 in the 4th edition)
criteria pollutants , Particulate matter, Sulfur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Lead
particulates size
Clean air act mandated
major sources of pollutants
Toxics release inventory
Indoor air pollution
Radon
Formaldehyde
Acid rain
Ozone layer depletion
CO2 & climate change

Ch. 21- clean water (chapter 22 in the 4th edition)

clean water act
fishable and swimmable
Pretreatment
Point source pollution
Point source pollution
Requirements for treating wastewater
Sewage treatment plants or septic systems
Treat with chlorine or other disinfectant
Sludge -- Congress prohibited ocean dumping
Pretreatment of industrial wastes
Non point source pollution
Agricultural runoff
Urban runoff
Air pollutants deposited by rain
Community water treatment

Safe drinking water act (pg 374)

Community water treatment to produce potable water
Coagulation and flocculation
Settling
Filtration
Disinfection
Ch. 22 solid and hazardous waste (chapter 23 in the 4th edition)
Open dumps
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (1972)
sanitary landfills
NIMBY
Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Hazardous waste
midnight dumping
Tracking & permitting
Superfund sites
Ch. 23 safe food and drugs (chapter 24 in the 4th edition)
Salmonella
E. coli O157:H7
Hepatitis A
USDA
FDA
Irradiation
Pesticide
Hormones
Organic standards
New Drug Application
Three phases of trial
Pure food and drug act
1994 labeling regulations
Dietary supplement health and education act
Fen-phen
Ch. 24 population (chapter 25 in the 4th edition)
S curve
J curve
demographic transition
HIV/AIDS
Carrying capacity
Uneven distribution of resources across globe
Climate change
Kyoto Protocol
Ch. 25 Medical care system as PH issue (chapter 26 in the 4 th edition)
fee for service
Medicare & Medicaid

State Childrens health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Licensing & regulation
JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization
Roe v. Wade
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Right to die
Right to lifeCh. 26- why the system needs reform (chapter 27 in the 4 th edition)
access to care
uninsured disparities
Aging population
Malpractice fears
Fee-for-service
Controlling costs
Price controls
Managed care
PPOs
HMOs
Oregon experiment w/ Medicaid (goal to cover all citizens whose incomes below poverty level,
medical necessities ) page 461

Ch. 27 Health Services research (chapter 28 in the 4 th edition)

Small area analysis
Field of dreams effect
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Medical Errors
Contribution of medical care to health
Relationship of health & wealth
Ch. 28- aging (chapter 29 in the 4th edition)
Physiological vs chronological age
L. Hayflick
Damage Theories
Program Theories
Free radicals
Inflammation
Oxidative stress
Metabolic dysregulation
Baby boomers
young old aged oldest old
disuse syndrome
exercise and aging
compression of morbidity
osteoporosis
Alzheimers
Dementia
Medicare

Ch. 29- emergency preparedness (chapter 30 in the 4th edition)

Natural disasters
Technological disasters
9/11 response
Principles of Emergency Preparedness
Bioterrorism agents
Bioterrorism preparedness
Surveillance
Smallpox
Ch. 30- public health achievements (chapter 31 in the 4th edition)
Top 10 Public Health Achievements
Challenges for the 21st Century
Healthy people 2010
Biotechnology
Ch 31 (19 in your textbook) Mental health
FINAL chapter in pdf mental health based on the power points (chapter 19 in the
textbook edition 4th)
Why mental health is part of Public Health
What type of diseases represent mental health
Can health education help to improve mental health and decrease the risks of mental diseases
development?
Supplement- basic information:
FINAL Latino Health Paradox
FINAL PH achievements/challenges readings
FINAL Video clips (in the classroom)
FINAL Book #2 chapters 6-10
FINAL Group 8-14 presentations
FINAL Guest Speakers ( if applicable)