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Chapter 12: Public Health Institutions - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 12: Public Health Institutions
3 core public health functions
Assesssment 2. policy development 3. asssurance
Equity
10 essential public health services
assess and monitor population health status
investigate, diagnose, and address health problems and hazards affecting the population
communicate effectively to inform and educate people about health, facts infleuncing it, and how to improve it
strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health
create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws that impact health
utilize legal and regulatory actions designed to improve and protect the public's health
assure an effective system that enables equitable access to the individual services and care needed to be healthy
build and support a diverse and skilled public health workforce
improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality imrpovement
build and maintain a strong organizational infrastructure for public health
history to now of the 10 essential public health services
Created in 1994 for policy makers and the public to use.
Central focus in equity added
relationship with the community changed for the better
Panel held every 5 years to discuss revisions and change
Roles of local and state agencies
State
primary authority to financial and technical assistance from the federal government, or choose to give authority to local agencies.
Local
immunizations not covered by private system, communicable disease surveillence and outbreak investigation, communicable disease control, restaurant inspection, environmental health, and public health preparedness and response to natural disaster
Healthcare safety net: healthcare provider for those without one
Academic health departments: formal partnership between a governmental health department and the local/state level and one/more academic institutions to train future health professionals
Federal agencies
Center of Disease Control
National Institute of Health
FDA
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
Indian Health Service
Investigating
Cluster: Above average amount of people have the same illness at the same time
Outbreak: The cluster has a common demoninator that explains the illness
Case Definition: Finding out who is all sick in said area and the severity
Hypothesize and find source of outbreak
Control the outbreak
International Organizations
World Health Organization
International Financing Organizations
Bilateral governmental aid organizations
Nongovernmental organizations
Community based participatory research
Nonprofits/ volunteers
Advocacy
Fundraising