Session 3

Question 1

The three domains of public health

Answer 1

Health improvement, health protection, healthcare public health.

Question 2

Population health: the left shift

Answer 2

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Question 3

Population health: The determinants of health

Answer 3

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Question 4

What do we mean by health improvement?

Answer 4

Understanding the health needs of the population, identifying what works in relation to improving health, reducing inequalities and preventing
What it isn’t…..
• It is not only the job of public health – health improvement is
the responsibility of all medical specialties and also the
system more widely. • An add on – it is fundamental to planning and delivering the
health and social care system. • It is not only about health education – health education is one
element of health promotion and health promotion forms part
of health improvement. • Easy or simple – many factors at patient/person, organisation
and system level influence how we approach health
improvement.
disease, using your resources wisely and evaluating impact.
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Question 5

Population level health improvement

Answer 5

An approach aimed at improving the health of an entire population. It is about improving the physical and mental health outcomes and wellbeing of people within and across a defined local, regional or national population, while reducing health inequalities. It includes action to reduce the occurrence of ill health, action to deliver appropriate health and care services and action on the wider determinants of health. It requires working with communities and partner agencies.

Question 6

The ‘virtuous cycle of public health’

Answer 6

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Question 7

Fundamental requirements for health improvement

Answer 7

Evidence of what works and anticipated benefits
Understanding population health needs. Planning and implementation of
interventions
Evaluation and next steps