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Public Health. The “Big Picture”. What is Public Health?. http://www.thisispublichealth.org/ http://www.generationpublichealth.org/ Thoughts?. What is Public Health?. The sum of all official or governmental efforts to promote , protect , and preserve the people’s health. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What is Public Health?What is Public Health?
http://www.thisispublichealth.org/
http://www.generationpublichealth.org/
Thoughts?
What is Public Health?What is Public Health?
The sum of all official or
governmental efforts to promote, protect,
and preserve the people’s health.
Public Health Public Health AchievementsAchievementsTop Ten PH achievements:
◦ Seat belts◦ Tobacco as a health risk◦ Safer work places◦ Healthier moms & babies◦ Vaccines◦ Food safety◦ Water fluoridation◦ Motor vehicle safety◦ Control of infectious diseases◦ Decreased morbidity from heart disease
However, However, “For decades, public health had
been eclipsed by novel surgeries and the drama of the emergency room… The big problem is that when public health is successful, nothing happens, because we’ve prevented it from happening.”
Stephen Smith, Boston Globe, 1/7/2003
Public Health is many Public Health is many thingsthings
A System
A Profession
A Method
Government Service
The Health of the Public
Three Core Functions of Public Three Core Functions of Public HealthHealthAssessment
◦What are the health problems of a population or individual?
Policy Development◦Collectively deciding which actions or
interventions are most appropriate for the problems identified.
Assurance◦The necessary interventions will be put
into place, assuring conditions in which people can be healthy.
Unique Features of Public Unique Features of Public HealthHealth
**Social Justice Philosophy
Inherently Political Nature
Expanding Agenda
Link with Government
Grounded in Science
Focus on Preventio
n
**Uncommon Culture
What is Social Justice?What is Social Justice?Justice indicates fairness in the
distribution of benefits and burdens in society.
Access to health services, or even good health itself is considered a social benefit… and conversely, poor health is considered a burden.
There are significant factors within society that impede the fair distribution of benefits and services (e.g. social class, heredity, racism)
Social Justice ContinuedSocial Justice ContinuedMany modern public health
problems disproportionately affect some groups…◦Collective actions are then necessary
This means that those less affected take on greater burdens while not directly benefiting from those actions.
Problems requiring collective Problems requiring collective actions?actions?Health Care Reform
◦Big news right now!
Poor Public Education Systems
Poverty
Uncommon CultureUncommon CulturePublic health is
multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary and utilizes a population-level focus.
The link between people working in Public Health is NOT a specific professional degree or work setting…
Public Health professionals are connected by the intended outcomes of their work.. Promoting, protecting, and preserving the public’s health.
A Sampling of Public Health A Sampling of Public Health ProfessionsProfessions
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
Chiropractic health care Community health planning
and policy development Environment Epidemiology Food and nutrition Gerontological health Health administration HIV AIDS Injury Control and Emergency
Health Services International Health Maternal and Child Health
Medical Care Mental Health Occupational Health and
Safety Oral Health Podiatric Health Population, Family
Planning & Reproductive Health
Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Public Health Nursing School Health Education
and Services Social Work
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