Concept of Public Health
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PUBLIC HEALTH
“The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals."
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
• Develop policies, and plans that support individual and community health efforts • Diagnose & Investigate the health problems & Health hazards in the community • Mobilize community partnerships • Inform, educate,& empower people about health issues • Link people to needed personnel health services and assure the provision of comprehensive health care when otherwise unavailable • Assure a competent public health & personnel health care workforce • Monitor health status to identify the community health problems • Monitoring & evaluation of population based health care services • Operational research to find out new innovative solution to the health problems • Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES
• Prevention of epidemics & spread of disease • Protection of people against environmental Hazards • Prevention of injuries • Promotion & encouragement of healthy behavior changes • Quick response to the disaster & to assist the communities in recovery phase • To assure quality, accessible, and affordable comprehensive health care services
The Main Focus on:• Environmental Health • Communicable Disease Control • Food Hygiene • Maternity & Child Health measures
Environmental Health:• Water • Drainage • Housing • Rats, Mice and Mosquito control • Sanitation
Communicable Diseases:
Acute influenza pneumonia Chickenpox
Measles Rabies
Cholera
Diphtheria Enteric fever Leprosy
Small pox
Tuberculosis
STRENGTHENING OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
• Vision
• Mission • Goal
“The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals."
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
• Develop policies, and plans that support individual and community health efforts • Diagnose & Investigate the health problems & Health hazards in the community • Mobilize community partnerships • Inform, educate,& empower people about health issues • Link people to needed personnel health services and assure the provision of comprehensive health care when otherwise unavailable • Assure a competent public health & personnel health care workforce • Monitor health status to identify the community health problems • Monitoring & evaluation of population based health care services • Operational research to find out new innovative solution to the health problems • Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES
• Prevention of epidemics & spread of disease • Protection of people against environmental Hazards • Prevention of injuries • Promotion & encouragement of healthy behavior changes • Quick response to the disaster & to assist the communities in recovery phase • To assure quality, accessible, and affordable comprehensive health care services
The Main Focus on:• Environmental Health • Communicable Disease Control • Food Hygiene • Maternity & Child Health measures
Environmental Health:• Water • Drainage • Housing • Rats, Mice and Mosquito control • Sanitation
Communicable Diseases:
Acute influenza pneumonia Chickenpox
Measles Rabies
Cholera
Diphtheria Enteric fever Leprosy
Small pox
Tuberculosis
STRENGTHENING OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT
• Vision
• Mission • Goal
