What are the three core functions of public health?
- Assessment and monitoring
- Policy development and planning
- Assurance
Of the core functions of public health, what is assessment and monitoring?
Identify community health status, needs, and available resources
Of the core functions of public health, what is policy development and planning?
Using information from collected data, health policies and proposals are created to improve population health
Of the core functions of public health, what is assurance?
Turn policies into services and make services available to all
What is the purpose of public health?
- Prevent epidemics and spread of disease
- Protect against environmental hazards
- Prevent injuries
- Promote healthy behaviors
- Respond to disasters and assist communities
- Assure quality and availability of services
What does Essential Service (ES) 1 - Monitor Health to Identify and Solve Community Health Problems seek to answer?
- Assess healthiness of population
- What is happening within state/community
How does Essential Service (ES) 1 - Monitor Health to Identify and Solve Community Health Problems address the question it's trying to answer?
Assessments
- Identification of health risks and services needed
- Attention to statistics of those at higher risk than population
- Engage community resources to help with public health services
What does ES 2 - Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Hazards in the Community seek to answer?
- Are we ready to respond to health problems or threats?
- How quickly do we find out about problems?
- How effective is our response?
How does ES 2 - Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Hazards in the Community address the question it's trying to answer?
- Epidemiological studies on health hazard
- Active epidemiological programs for infection diseases
- Public health laboratory capable of high volume screening
What does ES 3 - Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues seek to answer?
How well do we keep all segments of our state/community informed about health issues?
How does ES 3 - Inform, Educate, and Empower People About Health Issues address the question it's trying to answer?
- Health programs
- Promoting healthy activities
- Communication of health plans via social media
- Making health information accessible
- Partnering with community to teach health information
What does ES 4 - Mobilize Community Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems seek to answer?
How well do we truly engage people in state/community health issues?
How does ES 4 - Mobilize Community Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems address questions it seeks to answer?
- Identify stakeholders who contribute to public health and raise their awareness
- Build partnerships with community
- Make meetings and work with partnerships established
What does ES 5 - Develop Policies and Plans That Support Individual and Community Health Efforts seek to answer?
- What policies in both the government and private sector promote health in our state/community?
- How well are we setting health policies?
How does ES 5 - Develop Policies and Plans That Support Individual and Community Health Efforts address questions it seeks to answer?
- Local public health governance
- Regulations and codes to safeguard public's health
- Planning and resource allocation in all jurisdiction of local public health system
What does ES 6 - Enforce Laws and Regulations That Protect Health and Ensure Safety seek to answer?
When we enforce health regulations are we technically competent, fair. and effective?
How does ES 6 - Enforce Laws and Regulations That Protect Health and Ensure Safety address questions it seeks to answer?
- Assurance of civil rights for all under regulations of public health
- Revise laws in light of new studies and achieving better compliance
- Educate those enforcing laws
- Enforce regulations in community as per law of local, state, and Federal law
What does ES 7 - Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable seek to answer?
Are people in my state/community receiving the health services they need?
How does ES 7 - Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care When Otherwise Unavailable address the questions it seeks to answer?
- Finding communities that have barriers to public health services
- Getting public health services to communities with little access to clinical care
What does ES 8 - Assure a Competent Public and Personal Healthcare Workforce seek to answer?
- Do we have a competent public health staff?
- How can we be sure that our staff stays current?
How does ES 8 - Assure a Competent Public and Personal Healthcare Workforce address questions it seeks to answer?
- Continued education for public health workers to meet community needs
- Licensure for professionals
- Public health training for executives
What does ES 9 - Evaluate Effectiveness, Accessibility, and Quality of Personal and Population-Based Health Services seek to answer?
- Are we meeting the needs of the population we serve?
- Are we doing things right?
- Are we doing the right things?
How does ES 9 - Evaluate Effectiveness, Accessibility, and Quality of Personal and Population-Based Health Services address questions it seeks to answer?
- Assurance of ongoing evaluation and critical review of health program effectiveness, based on analysis of health status and service utilization data.
- Assurance of the provision of information necessary for allocating resources and reshaping programs.
What does ES 10 - Research for New Insights and Innovative Solutions to Health Problems seek to answer?
Are we discovering and using new ways to get the job done?
How does ES 10 - Research for New Insights and Innovative Solutions to Health Problems address questions it seeks to answer?
Public health research activities:
- initiating research,
- participating in research by others,
- reporting results, and
- Implementing policy based on these results.