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Identify multiple ways that public health affects daily life.

Define eras of public health from ancient times to the present.

• Health protection (Antiquity-1830s), hygiene movement(1840-1870s), contagion control (1880-1940s), filling holes in medical care system (1950s- mid 1980s), health promotion/disease prevention(mid 1980s-2000), population health (21st century)

Define the meaning of “population health.”

Describe the impact of age as a predictor of disease and disability.

Illustrate the uses of health care, traditional public health, and social interventions in population health.

Identify a range of determinants of disease.

Describe the meaning and uses of leading indicators as part of Healthy People 2030.

Describe the categories of social determinants of health as defined by Healthy People 2030.

Describe what is meant by “health equity.” Identify ways that populations change over time, and how this affects health.

Chapter 12 - Public Health Institutions

Identify goals of governmental public health.

Identify the 10 Essential Public Health Services as revised in 2020.

Describe basic features of local, state, and federal public health agencies in the United States.

Identify global public health organizations and agencies and describe their basic roles.

Identify roles in public health for federal agencies not identified as health agencies.

Illustrate the role of public health in mobilizing community partnerships to address health issues.

Illustrate the need for collaboration by governmental public health agencies with other governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Describe approaches to connecting public health and the healthcare system