Public Health Flashcards
Father of Epidemiology
John Snow
Disease John Snow investigated
Cholera
Basic Tenets of Public Health (3)
Tracking the outbreak of disease
Tracing the source
Understanding causal connections
A report that defined medicine as a science and public health as a separate discipline
Flexner Report
3Ps of Public Health
Prolong life
Prevent disease
Promote physical health and efficiency
Core Functions of Public Health (3)
Assess
Policy Development
Assurance
How you modify behaviors of individuals and communities to promote and improve health
Health Psychology
Essential Services of PH (10)
Monitor health status Investigate and diagnose Inform and educate Mobilize, community partnership Develop plan Implement plan Assure care Assure competent workforce Evaluate Feedback
Functions of Health System (5)
Resource Engagement Financing Stewardship Service Provision
Objectives
Responsiveness
Improved Health
Fair Contribution
Six Building Blocks of Health Systems
Leadership and Governance Work Force Financing Health Information System Service Delivery Access to medicine
Four outcomes
Financial and Social Protection
Responsiveness
Efficiency
Improved health