Core Functions of Public Health - Assessment - policy development - assurance
Downstream Method of Intervention Looks at individual and at one disease
Midstream Method of Intervention Looks at what organizations are out there to help me achieve my goal (ex. housing conditions, employment and food...
NURS 327 Quiz 1 - Questions and Correct Answe rs Core Functions of Public Health ✅- Assessment - policy development - assurance Downstream Method of Intervention ✅Looks at individual and at one disease Midstream Method of Intervention ✅Looks at what organizations are out there to help me achieve my goal (ex. housing conditions, employment and food security) Upstream Method of Intervention ✅Looks at environmental factors that influence disease (ex. social status, income, racism, and exclusion) Health ✅state of complete physical, mental, and social well -being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity Code of Ethics ✅people have a right to basic necessities of life Core Function 1: Assessment ✅- systematic monitoring and data collection on population's health - diagnose and investigate health problems/hazards - disseminate info to people ALWAYS ETHICAL ISSUES Core Function 2: Policy Development ✅- use scientific knowledge base to develop policies - inform, educate,, and empower people about health - mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems - ex. playground for childhood obesity Core Function 3: Assurance ✅- ensuring that essential community health services are available - provide services - ensure adequate workforce - enforce laws Clara Barton ✅started the American Red Cross Mary Breckinridge ✅Started Frontier Nursing Services
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