public health Flashcards
What is public health?
All organized measures … to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole
What are examples of public health issues?
Air pollution and climate change
Non communicable diseases
Global influenza pandemic
Fragile and vulnerable settings
Antimicrobial resistance
Ebola and other high-threat pathogens
Weak primary health care
Vaccine hesitancy
Dengue
HIV
multimorbidity
Over half of all adults live with more than one long term health condition
3 domains of public health
Health promotion – enabling people to improve their health e.g. by supporting healthy lifestyles through weight management and smoking cessation
Health protection – preventing harms, including infectious disease control, e.g. vaccinations, sexual health services, drug and alcohol services
Healthcare public health – ensuring our health services are the best they can be, e.g. evidence-based practice and quality improvement