Chapter 2 Flashcards
Healy agencies that are part of the governmental structure (federal, state, or local) and that are funded primarily by tax dollars
Governmental Health Agencies
A method of funding in which funds are transmitted from federal or state government to the local level
Top-Down Funding
The most widely recognized international governmental health organization
World Health Organization (WHO)
A body of delegates of the member nations of the WHO
World Health Assembly
Legislation enacted to deal with the cleanup of hazardous substances in the environment
Superfund Legislation
Assessment, policy development, and assurance
Core functions of Public Health
Organizations that have some responsibilities assigned by the government but operate more like voluntary agencies
Quasi-governmental Health Organizations
Nonprofit organizations created by concerned citizen to deal with a health need not met by governmental health agencies
Voluntary Health Agencies
An endowed institution that donates money for the good of humankind
Philanthropic Foundation
The core functions of public health include:
- the assessment of information on the health of the community
- comprehensive public health policy development
- assurance that public health services are provided to the community
Nongovernmental Agencies include:
- Voluntary and professional associations
- philanthropic foundations
- service, social, and religious groups
10 essential public health services
- Monitor health
- Diagnose and investigate
- Inform, educate, empower
- Mobilize community partnerships
- Develop policies
- Enforce laws
- Link to / provide care
- Assure competent workforce
- Evaluate
- Research
Barriers faced by coordinated school health programs
- insufficient local administrative commitment
- inadequately prepared teachers
- too few school days to teach health in the school year
- inadequate funding
- the lack of credibility of health as an academic subject
- insufficient community / parental support
- concern for the teaching of controversial topics
