PHRM 3030 Public Health and Pharmacists

Medical definition of health

The absence of death, disability, and disease

World Health Organization definition of Health

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

What is public health?

Science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious disease

What are three core functions of public health?

Assessment, policy development, and assurance

Assessment

Surveillance of disease/injury, monitoring trends

Policy Development

Broad community involvement, promote scientific evidence-based decision making, working towards comprehensive policies

Assurance

Overseeing implementation of policies/mandates, working toward high quality health services

True or False: Monitoring health status to identify and solve community health problems is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community is not one of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: Giving people acid is one of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Mobilize the dead to identify and solve health problems is one of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Develop robots that support individual and community health efforts is one of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: Develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Enforcing laws and regulations that deteriorates people’s mental health is important.

False

True or False: Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Linking people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of healthcare when otherwise available is never a part of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: It is important to assure an incompetent public and personal healthcare workforce is one of the ten essential services.

False

True or False: Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services is one of the ten essential services.

True

True or False: Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems should never be considered as one of the ten essential services.

False

State and local health departments

Retain the primary responsibility for health under the US constitution

Who ensures all level of government have the capabilities to provide essential public health services?

Federal Government

True or False: The federal government acts during a health threat where solutions may be beyond individual state jurisdiction and assist states when they lack expertise or resources in public health emergency.

True

True or False: The local government facilitates the formulation of public health goals.

False

True or False: The state government provides leadership through regulatory power in health settings.

False

Who contributes to operational and financial resources while financing research and higher education?

Federal Government

True or False: The Federal government does not support scientific and technological tool development.

False

True or False: Antibiotic resistance, cancer prevention, prescription drug overdose, global health security, tobacco use, rapid response to COVID-19 outbreaks, and funding the mafia are public health issues.

False

True or False: Diabetes and hypertension Management alongside adverse drug event are public health issues.

True

How does pharmacists play a role in public health?

Pharmacists work with other providers to communicate with the patients about their medications at various stages in patient’s care