Role of the government in public health

During which time period has the government been the most important for medicine and health?

• Medieval (1250-1500)

• Renaissance (1500-1700)

• Industrial (1700-1900)

• Modern (1900-Present)

What is a laissez faire attitude?

• The government raising taxes to fund health

• The government not getting involved

• The government helping people

• The government creating the NHS

What was the first mass vaccination of the 20th century?

• Smallpox

• Polio

• Diphtheria

• HPV

When was the last case of polio in the UK?

• 2002

• 1984

• 1890

• 1959

What does "legislation" mean?

• Government

• Laws

• Prime Minister

• Health

What was introduced in 1956 and 1968?

• Clean Water Acts

• Smoking ban

• Clean Air Acts

• Quarantines

What diseases can smoking lead to? Tick all the right answers.

• Lung cancer

• Heart disease

• Gum disease

• High blood pressure

Which of these is a government healthy lifestyle campaign?

• Change2day

• ChangeYrMind

• Change4Me

• Change4Life

What is Stoptober?

• A campaign to get people to stop eating unhealthy food

• A campaign to encourage exercise

• A campaign to stop people drinking alcohol

• A campaign to encourage people to stop smoking

What do you need for a 16 mark question?

• Three paragraphs with a TWIB

• One paragraph with specific detail

• NOPCAT

• Both sides with detailed knowledge, TWIBs and a conclusion