Old Public Health + Biomedical model of Health

Which of the following describes 'old public health'

• The organised response by society to protect and promote health, and prevent illness, injury and disability.

• Focuses on the biological and physical aspects of disease and illness. It is a medical model of care practices by doctors and health professionals, and is associated with the diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease.

• Government actions that focused on changing the physical environment to prevent the spread of disease, such as providing safe water, sanitation, and sewerage disposal, improved nutrition, improved housing and better working conditions.

Which of the following is an 'old' public health measure to reduce infectious diseases

• CT scans

• Introducing quarantine measures and the provision of clean drinking water.

• Workplace safety laws

• X-rays

The biomedical model places a significant emphasis on the relationship between mental and physical health

• True

• False

Old public health relates to the interventions put in place by the government in the

• 1970s and onwards

• Early 1900s

• 1950-1970

• 1910-1930

Which of the following is not an 'old' public health action?

• Implementing building regulations

• Food regulations

• The discovery of vaccines

• Funding mass vaccination programs

Which of the following is not used by the biomedical model of health?

• Medicines

• Sphygmomanometer

• Blood tests

• Interventions such as underground sewerage systems

The funding of mass vaccinations was an intervention of _____ and it helped reduce ______

• old;pneumonia

• old;measles

• new;cholera

• biomedical;measles

X-rays are an intervention by _______ and help reduce condition such as cancer by ______

• the biomedical model; diagnosing the condition early so there are more treatment options

• new public health; diagnosing the condition early so there are more treatment options

• the biomedical model of health; treating the condition earlier, so there is an improved life expectancy

• the social model of health; treating the condition earlier, so there is an improved life expectancy

How does the biomedical model reduce infectious diseases?

• Implement social distancing

• The use of a stent

• implementing underground sewerage system

• antibiotics such as penicillin

Which of the following models focused on the physical environment?

• old public health

• new public health

• biomedical model of health

• Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion