WEEK 1
Chapter 1:
- Public health is population focused; prevention emphasis
o Increases life expectancy
o Decreases death from stroke, CHD, cancer
o Declines death rates of children and adults
- US healthcare works on care rather than prevention
o CDC, legislation, Department of Health in charge based on monetary rather
than health of population
o Medical treatment can only save 10% ; prevention can save 70%
- Community Based Nursing: providing services at a hospital/clinical for what the
current diagnosis is to help get better
o “illness care”
- Community-oriented nursing: PUBLIC HEALTH, focus is entire community
o Quality of life
o Health care of entire community
o Goal to prevent disease, promote and protect health
- Public Health Core Functions:
o Assessment
▪ Community needs, health status of pop, environmental/behavioral risks
▪ Priority health needs
▪ Adequacy of resources
o Policy development
▪ Core intervention
▪ Healthy people 2020
o Assurance
▪ Ensure activities meet goals/plans
▪ Develop partnerships
▪ Promote knowledge and behaviors to
improve health RESEARCH IS ALWAYS PRESENT IN
PUBLIC HEALTH
- Levels of health care services:
o Population based
o Clinical preventive
o Primary health care
▪ Prevention
▪ education
o Secondary health care
▪ Screening
o Tertiary health care
▪ Treatment
- Essential services:
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, o Assess:
▪ Monitor health status
▪ Diagnose and investigate
▪ Inform, educate, empower
o Policy:
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