Exam 1 SPHHS-150

Core Functions of Public Health

Core Functions of Public Health

Assessment, policy development, assurance

What is the purpose of these services?

Provide equal and equitable opportunities for all people, regardless of race, sexuality, gender, etc to achieve optimal health
-creates a framework for public health
-promotes policies that dismantle barriers such as poverty, racism, sexism, ableism, etc

10 essential public health services

1. Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.
4. Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
8. Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.
10. Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

10 Essential Public health services (assessment)

1.Monitor health status of a population to identify and solve community environmental health problems
2. Diagnose and investigate environmental health problems and hazards within a community

10 Essential Public Health Services (Policy Development)

3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts

10 essential public health services assurance

6. enforce laws and regulations (local & fed)
7. link people to needed personal health services and care
8. assure a competent workforce
9. evaluate (guidelines, evidence-based medicine)
10 research for new insights and innovative solutions to environmental health problems

Epidemiology

A branch of science interested in the distribution and determinants of health states or health related events in a community. Applies this study to the control of public health problems

Distribution

The pattern and frequency of health events in a population. Does not just imply number sick. But also rate of disease or risk in a population

Rate

Rate= # of events/population size

Pattern

The occurrence of health-related events by time, place and person.

descriptive epidemiology

A facet of epidemiology concerned with characterizing the distribution of health related events and patterns.
-who does it affect?
-where does it occur?
-what is it?
-when/how frequently does it occur?

Determinant

A factor that influences health of a community or individual