Week 1 - Public health

Question 1

What is public health according to the world health organisation?

Answer 1

The science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts of society.

Question 2

What does the WHO state that Public health services should do?

Answer 2

• promote greater health and wellbeing in a sustainable way
• strengthening public health services
• reduce health inequalities

Question 3

What is OHID

Answer 3

Used to be PHE

The office for health improvement and disparities

Question 4

What is the purpose of OHID?

Answer 4

Focus on improving nation’s healthy so that everyone can expect to live more life in good health, level up health disparities and break the link between backgorund and prospects for a healthy life.

Question 5

What do OHID do?

Answer 5

• work across organisational boudnaries
• focus on preventing ill health, the places and communities where there are most significant disparities
• act against the biggest preventable risk factors: smoking, obesity, alcohol and drug misuse

Question 6

National responsibility of OHID?

Answer 6

→Building scientific evidence and developing policy on these core areas:
- healthy weight
- children and familys health
- smoking and addiction
- vulnerable gorups
- mental health

→ Leading PH data management
→ Surveillance of non-communicable diseases
→ Provide advice to nurses, midwifes and AHPs