Public and Population Health 1

Public Health

Organized community efforts to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life

Population Health

Health outcomes of a group and how they are distributed within that group

Assessment DEFINE

Understand health status and needs

Policy Development DEFINE

Create informed strategies and partnerships.

Assurance DEFINE

Ensure access and quality services

Assessment Essential Services

• Assess & monitor population health

• Investigate, diagnose, and address health hazards and root causes

Policy Development Essential Services

• Communicate EFFECTIVELY to inform and educate

• Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships

• Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws

• Utilize legal and regulatory actions

Assurance Essential Services

• Enable equitable access

• Build a diverse and skilled workforce

• Improve and innovate through evaluation, research, and quality improvement

• Build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health

5 Determinants of Health

Economic Stability

Education Access and Quality

Healthcare Access and Quality

Social and Community Context

Neighborhood and Built Environment

Economic Stability

<$35,000 annual household income

Education Access and Quality

<High school education

Healthcare Access and Quality

Living in a health professional shortage area; lacking health insurance; living in a state with poor public health infrastructure

Social and Community Context

Social isolation

Neighborhood and Built Environment

Living in a zip code with >25% of residents below poverty line