PUBH 100 Health and the Public: Introduction to Public Health

Flashcards covering the definitions of public health, the three core functions, and the ten essential public health services.

Public Health (Winslow, 1920)

the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort

Public Health (Vickers, 1958)

successive re-definings of the unacceptable

Public Health (IOM report, 1988)

fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy

Assessment

A core public health function that involves assessing community health needs, investigating health effects and hazards, and analyzing determinants of health needs.

Policy Development

A core public health function that involves advocating for public health, building constituencies, identifying resources, setting priorities, and developing plans and policies.

Assurance

A core public health function that involves managing resources, implementing programs, evaluating effectiveness, providing quality assurance, and informing the public.

Essential Public Health Service 1

Monitor health status to identify community health problems

Essential Public Health Service 2

Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community

Essential Public Health Service 3

Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues

Essential Public Health Service 4

Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems

Essential Public Health Service 5

Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

Essential Public Health Service 6

Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety

Essential Public Health Service 7

Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable

Essential Public Health Service 8

Assure a competent public health and personal health care workforce

Essential Public Health Service 9

Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services

Essential Public Health Service 10

Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems