Healthcare Delivery & Global/Population Health

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from the 'Introduction to Nursing Healthcare Delivery Global/Population Health' lecture, including concepts related to global health, population health, health disparities, and prevention levels.

Affordable Health Act

A piece of legislation with implications for nursing and health care delivery.

Global Health

Considering health problems from a worldwide perspective, addressing issues such as pregnancy-related deaths, malnutrition, and infectious/non-communicable diseases.

Globalized Society

A society characterized by increased travel, which can lead to the global spread of diseases.

Nurse's Role in Global Health Promotion

Involves becoming culturally sensitive, collaborating, being aware of disease processes without borders (e.g., diabetes, obesity, cancer), and understanding sustainable development goals.

Nurse's Role in Advancing the Nursing Profession Globally

Teaching people, encouraging advanced nursing degrees worldwide, volunteering internationally, and supporting the International Council of Nursing.

International Council of Nursing (ICN)

A global organization that nurses are encouraged to support to advance the nursing profession worldwide.

Population Health

An approach to health that focuses on the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.

IOM Three Core Functions for Population Health

Assessment (identify health needs), Policy Development (advocacy and political action), and Assurance (public health's responsibility to ensure services are available).

Assessment (IOM Core Function)

The process of identifying the health needs of a population.

Policy Development (IOM Core Function)

Activities involving advocacy and political action at local, state, and national levels to promote population health.

Assurance (IOM Core Function)

The responsibility of the public healthcare system to ensure that necessary services are available to the population through various means.

Healthy People 2030

The nation's initiative addressing health issues for the population, with priority areas including promoting healthy behaviors, fostering healthy communities, eliminating health disparities, and preventing/reducing major diseases.

Social Determinants of Health

Non-medical factors that influence health outcomes, including economic status, neighborhood and physical environment, education, food access, community and social context, and the healthcare system.

Healthy Behaviors

Actions such as adding physical activity, managing nutrition, avoiding obesity, practicing safe sexual behaviors, preventing smoking and alcohol abuse, and reducing injuries.

Health Disparities

Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.

Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People

Key measures of health and well-being, including physical activity, overweight and obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injury and violence, environmental quality, immunization, and access to healthcare.

Cultural Health Disparities Priority Areas

Six key areas where disparities are often observed across cultures: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and immunizations.

Nurse's Actions to Reduce Health Disparities

Providing preventative education, ensuring affordable healthcare access, improving patient-provider relationships, recruiting minorities into healthcare, and increasing provider knowledge on minority health issues.

Primary Prevention

Actions taken to prevent diseases or injuries from occurring (e.g., immunizations, health education).

Secondary Prevention

Actions taken to detect and treat diseases or health problems early (e.g., screenings, early diagnosis).

Tertiary Prevention

Actions taken to manage and rehabilitate individuals with existing diseases or conditions to prevent further deterioration and improve quality of life (e.g., chronic disease management programs).

Condition Management

Focuses on providing evidence-based practice (EBP) for specific chronic illnesses, such as diabetes or obesity, through counseling, education, and regular evaluations.