BIOL 437 Week 12 (Public Health)

Question 1

what is the role of public health?

Answer 1

-to protect and promote the health and well-being of BCs

Question 2

how does public health fulfil its role?

Answer 2

• ensures people have safe drinking water and food
• develops vaccination programs
• reports health of BCs
• preventing and managing diseases

Question 3

what is the intent of public health

Answer 3

-to promote healthier populations

Question 4

public health is distinguished by

Answer 4

1. A focus on health of populations as a whole instead of individuals
2. A focus on promotion of health and prevention of disease and injuries, rather than treatment of them

Question 5

why is public health so important?

Answer 5

• average lifespan of Canadians has increased
• increased prevention and control of infectious disease
• food and water
• recognition of tobacco as a health hazard
• improve maternal and infant health

Question 6

who are public health professionals?

Answer 6

• consultants/specialists
• frontline providers
• managers/supervisors
• medical health officers

Question 7

what do public health professionals do?

Answer 7

• public health science
• assessment and analysis
• diversity and inclusiveness
• communication
• leadership
• investigate outbreaks
• immunization clinics

Question 8

challenges of public health

Answer 8

• a large and growing burdern of chronic disease
• significant outbreaks or threats of outbreaks of communicable disease
• changing environmental conditions that affect health

Question 9

four strategies used to guide implementation

Answer 9

• health promotion
• health protection
• preventive interactions
• health assessment and surveillance

Question 10

core public health programs

Answer 10

• provided by public health authorities to improve overall health of the population
• each core program has tools that support them
• currently 20

Question 11

core public health programs in BC “broad”

Answer 11

1. Healthy living and healthy communities
2. Maternal, child and family health
3. Positive mental health and prevention of substance harms
4. Communicable disease prevention
5. Injury prevention
6. Environmental health
7. Public health emergency management
8. Health assessment and disease surveillance

Question 12

how is public health system organized in BC?

Answer 12

-ministry of health
-health authorities
>provincial health services authority
>first nations health authority
>BCCDC

Question 13

VIHA

Answer 13

• 4 regions

- various services

Question 14

first nations health authority

Answer 14

-first province wide health authority of its kind in Canada
-unique health goverance structure
>includes political representation and advocacy
>technical support and capacity development

Question 15

BCCDC

Answer 15

• program of Provincal Health Services Authority
• provides provincial and national leadership in disease surveillance, detection, treatment, prevention and consultation
• provincal reporting
• provides direct diagnositc and treatment services
• various service areas