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Spring 2022 1st test
Intro to Health, Public Health, First-Aid and Emergencies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Health | The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being |
| Physical Health | How well your body functions; Healthy diet regular exercise, adequate sleep, proper medical and dental care. |
| Mental Health | An individual's psychological well-being; how an individual copes with the demands of life. |
| Emotional Health | The aspect of health that refers to how you react to events in your life. You express the appropriate feelings for the events you experience in life |
| Spiritual Health | a deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life |
| Social Health | aspect of psychological health that includes interactions with others individually and in groups |
| Wellness | an overall state of well-being or total health |
| Health Continuum | a sliding scale that spans the complete health range from a loss of health on one end & high level health at the other. |
| heredity | Passing of traits from parents to offspring and a part of health you have no control over |
| Physical environment | The sum of your surroundings & environment you live |
| social environment | all the people you come into contact with on a daily basis |
| culture | the beliefs ,customs, and behavior of a group |
| first aid | the immediate, temporary care given to an ill or injured person until professional medical care can be provided |
| Good Samaritan laws | statutes that protect rescuers from being sued for giving emergency care |
| bystander effect | the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present |
| universal precautions | steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through blood and other body fluids when providing first aid or health care |
| chain of survival | a sequence of actions that maximize the victim's chances of survival |
| defibrillator | a device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | a first-aid procedure that combines rescue breathing and chest compressions to supply oxygen to the body until normal body functions can resume |
| rescue breathing | an emergency technique in which a rescuer gives air to someone who is not breathing |
| shock | a life-threatening condition in which the heart is not delivering an adequate supply of blood to the body |
| fracture | a break in a bone |
| dislocation | a separation of a bone from its normal position in a joint |
| unconsciousness | the condition of not being alert or aware of your surroundings |
| concussion | a jarring injury to the brain that can cause unconsciousness |
| poison | Any substance that causes injury, illness, or death when it enters the body |
| poison control center | a round-the-clock service that provides emergency medical advice on how to treat victims of poisoning |
| venom | a poisonous secretion |
| hurricane | a powerful storm that generally forms in tropical areas, producing winds of at least 74 miles per hour, heavy rains, and sometimes tornadoes, |
| tornado | a whirling, funnel-shaped windstorm that causes destruction as it advances along the ground in a narrow path |
| blizzard | a snowstorm with winds that reach 35 miles an hour or more |
| flash floods | floods in which a dangerous volume of water builds up in a short time |
| earthquake | a series of vibrations in the earth caused by a sudden movement of the earth's crust |
| emergency survival kit | a set of items you will need in an emergency situation |
| EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| FEMA | prepares for, prevent, respond to and recover from disasters. prepares for, prevents, mitigates the effects of, responds to, and recovers all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terrorism |
| FDA | is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety efficacy and security our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation |
| OSHA | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment |
| NIH | the federal agency that funds and conducts biomedical research |
| TSA | A federal agency within the Department of Homeland Security that focuses primarily on transportation security matters. |
| CDC | is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States with the goal of improving overall public health |
| Department of Homeland Security | US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism, it was created after the 9/11 attacks |
| ARC | works with other agencies to provide a relief service after a disaster (not responsible for developing local disaster plan) |
| Emergency Alert System (EAS) | A system by which information may be disseminated to the public by official sources during an emergency or potential emergency, using broadcast and print media, provides instructions on survival and health preservation actions |
| HHS | created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America" |
| SAMHSA | works to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. |
| health disparities | differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups |
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Marshaherrera
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