When Public Health Is Broadly Defined, Even Murder and Assault

question 7

True/False

When public health is broadly defined, even murder and assault are public health issues.

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Definitions:

Ruling Class Culture

The norms, values, and lifestyle practices predominant among the most powerful social or economic class in a given society.

Total Institution

A place of residence and work where a large number of like-situated individuals, cut off from the wider community for a considerable time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life.

Supervised

Being under the direction or oversight of someone else, often in a work or learning environment, to ensure tasks are completed correctly or to facilitate learning.

Seniors

Older adults, typically those age 65 and above, who are often considered to have distinct social, health, and economic needs.