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World Health Organization

The attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health

American Red Cross

Provides relief to victims of natural disasters

American Red Cross

Liaison between members of the active armed forces and their families during emergencies

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality

Formerly Office of Applied Studies

Superfund Legislation (1980)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Pan American Health Organization (1902)

Integrated with WHO in regional office

International D’Hygiene Publique (1907)

Absorbed by WHO

Health Organization of the League of Nations (1919)

Dissolved when WHO was created

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (1943)

Dissolved in 1946, carried out by UNHCR (1950)

United Nations Children’s Fund (1946)

Formerly United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

United Nations Millenium Declaration

Adopted at the Millenium Summit (2003)

Road Map

Established goals and targets to be reached by 2015 in seven areas

Millenium Development Goals

Eight goals in the area of development and poverty eradication

Sustainable Development Goals

Developed in September 2015

Department of Health and Human Services

United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

Department of Health

Regulator of all health services and products.

Department of Health

Provider of special or tertiary health care services and of technical assistance to other health providers especially to Local Government Units (LGU).

Administration for Community Living

2012, division of HHS

Administration for Community Living

Federal agency responsible for increasing access to community supports, while focusing attention and resources on the unique needs of older Americans and PWDs across the lifespan.

Administration for Children and Families

Ensures children and families are resilient and economically secure.

Head Start

Served nearly 1-million pre-school children.

Head Start

Celebrated 50 years of service in school-readiness of young children from low-income families in 2015

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

1999, Nation’s lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety.

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

Formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality

Name changed as part of the Health Care research and Quality Act of 1999

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Created by Superfund Legislation (1980).

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Serve the public through responsive public health actions to promote healthy and safe environments and prevent harmful exposures.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

United States’ leading health agency, dedicated to saving lives and protecting the health of Americans.

Food and Drug Administration

Charged with protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; ensuring the safety of foods, cosmetics, and radiation- emitting products; and regulating tobacco products.

The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines

Formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs.

The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines

Responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulation of cosmetics, drugs, foods, household hazardous products, medical devices and electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, pesticides, tobacco and related products, and vaccines for safety, efficacy, and quality

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Formerly Health Care Financing Administration (1977).

Medicare Program

Healthcare for elderly and PWDs

Medicaid Program

Healthcare for low-income individuals

Health Resources and Services Administration

Primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are underinsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Improve health and achieve health equity through access to quality services, a skilled health workforce, and innovative programs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States

Indian Health Services

Responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives

National Institutes of Health

From a one-room Laboratory of Hygiene (1887).

National Institutes of Health

Seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability

The National Institutes of Health in the Philippines

January 26, 1996 by the University of the Philippines Board of Regents.

The National Institutes of Health in the Philippines

National health research center of the Philippines through the Health Research and Development Act of 1998 or Republic Act 8503

Health Research and Development Act of 1998

Republic Act 8503

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

1992, ensures that up-to-date information and state-of-the-art practice are effectively used for the prevention and treatment of addictive and mental disorders

State Health Agencies (United States of America)

Promote, protect, and maintain the health and welfare of their citizens

Public Health Preparedness

Deals with bioterrorism issues

Local Health Department

Responsibility of the city or county governments

Large metropolitan areas

City health department

Smaller cities with populations of up to 50,000

County health department

American Red Cross

1881 by Clara Barton.

American Red Cross

Funded by voluntary contributions

Philippine Red Cross

1947, member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Republic Act 10072

PRC Act of 2009.

Republic Act 10072

Exempts PRC from tax obligations to adhere to Geneva Conventions, IRC and RCM

Quasi-Governmental Health Organization

Operate independently of government supervision. Sometimes receive funds from private sources

Non-Governmental Health Organization

Funded by private donations or membership dues.

Non-Governmental Health Organization

Arose because there was an unmet need

Voluntary

Patient advocacy organizations.

Voluntary

Non-profit, non-governmental and whose mission is to combat a particular disease, disability, or group of diseases and disabilities, or to improve and protect the health of a particular group of people.

Professional

Funded primarily by membership dues

Philanthropic

Significant contributions to community and public health in the United States and throughout the world.

Philanthropic

Have money to give away, and therefore no effort is spent on fundraising.

Philanthropic

Can afford to fund long-term or innovative research projects, which might be too risky or expensive for voluntary or even government-funded agencies.

Service, Social and Religious

Primary reason for existence: Service to others in their communities

World Health Organization

Geneva, Switzerland

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, Georgia

National Institutes of Health

Bethesda

State Health Agencies (United States of America)

Provides link between federal and local (city and county) public health agencies