Public Health, its Components, and Services [Batch 2027) Flashcards
Public health focuses on
PUBLIC HEALTH
Centered on the general health of the population
Population Health
The science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and health through organized
community effort
Early 1900s
The science of protecting and improving health
of people and their communities
CDC
The totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts throughout the life cycle that preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability and death”
21st Century
The ______ and ______of information regarding health problems and health care system disparities
collection
analysis
■ “Pakikibagay sa community”
BEHAVIOR
When there is a communicable disease within the community we have to be catious
Infectious
■ Vital role of determining health
■ Irreversible factor
■ Static; does not change
GENETICS
■ Diseases depend on the location of the
community
■ Consider the geographical area in
assessing the most likely diseases
caught within the location
GEOGRAPHY
■ Environmental factors that affect the
community
■ Eg. Pollution affects the health status
of the community
ENVIRONMENT
■ Mostly reached by the middle to high
income households due ton their
education and social income
■ Access and knowledge about health
care
○ MEDICAL CARE
■ Financial factors that affect the take of
the community in medical care and
their health in general
SOCIOECONOMIC
Process of information sharing, consulting, and citizen participation to decide on public health services to decide on public health measures
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Measures/policies must be implemented even at home to be proven effective
Mobilize the community
Do not impose, instead encourage to practice
Develop policies
Active pushes to ensure communities are healthy and protected
○ Enforces policies
○ Evaluation of the program
ASSURANCE
● Assess and monitor the population health status and factors that influence health and the community needs
● Build and maintain a strong infrastructure for public health
● Communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health
● Investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population
Essential Services
POPULATION HEALTH
○ Healthcare systems
○ Traditional public health
○ Social policy
Consists of these factors:
■ Health issues
■ Population(s)
■ Society’s shared health concerns
■ Society’s vulnerable group
POPULATION HEALTH
○ What is the problem?
Surveillance
What is the cause?
Risk Factor Identification
What works?
Intervention Evaluation
How do you do it?
Implementation
PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS
● Vaccination
● Safer and healthier food
● Road safety
● Control of communicable disease and prevention
● Healthier babies and mothers
● Family planning
● Fluoridation of drinking water
