Public Health

Public and Community Health

Textbook :

Riegelman, R. K. (2015). Public health 101: Healthy people--healthy populations (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Instructions: Please ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources or a personal account of your own experience in the work place. Cite and reference work! 150 to 175 word count.

1. This overview begins an important discussion of what is likely to be in your future as HealthCare Administrators. As you read this doc, what do you believe will be 2-3 of the most impactful changes in healthcare in the next 5-10 years??  Thoughts on this? See attached Weekly Overview- WK 5

2. Please highlight what you found most interesting about Chapter 1. See Chapter 1 attached

3. Please highlight what you found most interesting about Chapter 12. See Chapter 12 attached

4. Please highlight what you found most interesting about Chapter 9. See Chapter 9 attached

5. Open up your web browser and search for the "What Is Public Health?" video by the Wessex Training Group.

Watch the video and discuss your thoughts

6. Watch the video "The Doctor Who Fights Public Health Crises."Discuss your thoughts.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-doctor-who-fights-public-health-crises/

7. Open up your web browser and search for the "The Beginning of Vaccination" video. Watch the video and discuss your thoughts

8. Public and Community Health versus Individual Health

What three components of public and community health differ from individual health? Describe each component and provide examples from your life.

9. Julio: Reading about public and community health during this week has helped me understand the true meaning of public health. I used to think that public health was mainly focused to targeted population such as people with low income or people that could not afford certain preventative services. Also, public health was made to those that needed health check ups such as vaccinations and STDS check ups. "Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized community effort"." (Riegelman & Kirkwood, 2015, Chapter 1). Individual health focuses in one single individual while public focuses in a population. Reading the outline in the weekly overview, it mentions several components that differentiate public and community health from individual health.

The first one is daily activities such as hygiene. Individual health consists on having personal hygiene such as washing hands, taking a shower, brushing your teeth and only focuses in the individual rather than a whole population.The second one talks about food safety, which leads to nutrition. An individual needs to nourish to be able to function in a daily basis. Having a proper diet and exercise routine contribute to important nutrition elements in the individual. It also helps to prevent obesity, diabetes and help problems. The third one can be several factors that affect the individual or populations, such as physical environments. Health is affected by other elements outside our body such as air quality, waste management, smoke or chemicals. In today's world for instance, some big cities actually promote to carpool at all times to reduce and maintain the level of pollutants in the air. Consequently, this factor affects more than one individual which it will make it be classified in the public and community health. 

Reference: Riegelman, R., & Kirkwood, B. (2015). Public Health 101 Healthy People-Healthy Populations (2nd ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

Based on Julio’s comment: What reactions do you have to the ideas they presented? Include examples from the course readings or your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue. How did his post influence your thinking? How can you use the information presented in Julio’s post?

10.  Public Health and Government: How do various levels of government work with communities?

11. Julio wrote: As I was reading more into Public Health, government works in different ways to serve communities whether it can be preventive health measurements, environmental services or coordinating programs to targeted populations within the community. Reading throughout the chapter has helped me identified that what I used to think was public health is actually a way government helps communities through vaccination campaigns, offering medical services to people that can not afford services, other preventative campaigns and programs that can educate communities. According to (Riegelman & Kirkwood, 2015), "There are two models that serve in the government. The home rule or local autonomy model, authority is delegated from the state to the local health department. The local health department, or the local government, has a great deal of autonomy in setting its own structure and function and often raising its own funding. The second one is healthcare safety net, where health departments in many parts of the United States have also served as the health care provider for those without other sources of health care" (Public Health 101 Healthy People-Healthy Populations). A clear example of home rule when it comes to public health is the legalization of certain drugs such as marijuana. Some states believe that marijuana is a beneficial drug to cure diseases amongst the population. On the other hand, other states do not support the idea of legalizing marijuana. Each state has authority and delegates what health services are the best option for their own community. Other examples can be vaccination campaigns, communication between disease trends and control, department of health and food services to inspect food, water or other environmental services. On the other hand, health care safety net occurs when people that do not have enough resources or need assistance can attend to different programs. The state may offer health programs such as screenings, dental services, STD campaigns in order to control the community's health and at the same they act as a health care provider. 

Reference: Riegelman, R., & Kirkwood, B. (2015). Public Health 101 Healthy People-Healthy Populations (2nd ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.

Based on Julio’s comment: What reactions do you have to the ideas they presented? Include examples from the course readings or your own experience to support your perspective, and raise questions to continue the dialogue. How did his post influence your thinking? How can you use the information presented in Julio’s post?

12. You have been asked by your local government to help create a newsletter for your community. For the first issue, they have asked you to provide an overview of public health.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word article in which you:

· Define public health.

· Explain the historical development of public health.

· Identify careers within public health.

Include at least 3 APA formatted references.