Principles: Core Functions of Public Health
(Assessment, Policy, Assurance), Standards of
Practice, Social Determinants of Health, Upstream
and Downstream Interventions, Primary,
Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention, Health
Promotion, Health Protection, Cultural Competency
and Humility, Population, Aggregates, and
Community Roles, Prevention Models (Universal,
Selected, Indicated), Health Disparities and
Inequities, Vulnerable Populations (LGBTQ,
Migrants, Incarcerated, Refugees, Asylees),
Theories of Behaviorism and Humanism in Health
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what are the three core public health functions
1. assessment
2. policy
3. assurance
assessment
a system used for collection, analysis, and monitoring of health problems and needs
policy
when scientific knowledge is used to develop public health policies
assurance
the act of assuring constituents that services are provided by public health agencies in order to
achieve the agreed upon goals
what are the 6 public health nursing standards of practice
, 1. assessment
2. diagnosis
3. outcomes
4. planning
5. implementation
6. evaluation
challenges to the 6 public health nursing standards of practice
- Globalization
- Life expectancy
- Advancement of scientific and medical technologies
define social determinants of health
- conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age
- "factors in the society that affect one's health"
examples of SDOH
1. healthcare access and quality
2. education access and quality
3. social and community context
4. economic stability
5. neighborhood and built environment
what is the goal of WHO
- to direct international health within the United Nation's system
- to lead partners in global health responses
examples of efforts made by WHO
- expanded to include emergency response and disaster preparedness initiatives
- institution of international health regulations: countries must follow disease outbreak
responses
aims of healthy people 2030
- eliminate health disparities
- achieve health equity
- attain health literacy to improve health and well-being for all
vision of healthy people 2030
all individuals achieve their full potential for health and well-being