Public health Answer - what we as a society do collectively to assure the
conditions in which people can be healthy
Mission of Public Health Answer - To generate organized community efforts to
address the public interest in health by applying scientific and technical
knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
Benefits to public health Answer - Safer and cleaner environments and
food/water
Dramatic increase in life expectancy
Decreased number of deaths from heart disease and stroke
Declines in death rates of adults and children
Gains made due to public health programs Answer - Safety and adequacy of
food supplies
Provision of safe water
Sewage disposal
Public safety from biological threats, immunizations
Personal behavior changes, including reproductive
10 great public health achievements Answer - 1. Vaccination.
2. Motor-vehicle safety.
3. Safer workplaces.
, 4. Control of infectious diseases.
5. Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke.
6. Safer and healthier foods.
7. Healthier mothers and babies.
8. Family planning.
9. Fluoridation of drinking water.
10. Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard.
Affordable Care Act Answer - An expansion of medicaid, most of employers
must provide health insurance, have insurance or face surtax, prevents
rejection based on pre-existing condition. Also referred to as "Obamacare",
signed into law in 2010.
public health core functions Answer - 1. Assessment
2. Policy Development
3. Assurance
Assessment Answer - Systematically collecting data on the population,
monitoring the populations health status, making information available about
the health of the community
Policy development Answer - the need to provide leadership in developing
policies that support the health of the population, including the use of the
scientific knowledge base in making decisions about policy
Assurance Answer - The role of public health in ensuring that essential
community oriented health services are available, which may include providing
essential personal health services for those who would otherwise not receive
them
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