Specifically relating to epidemiology, activities will include collecting information to characterize the event and the affected population and establishing an active surveillance system. Surveying the health and health conditions among emergency responders will also be part of this active surveillance system. Monitoring casualties would also likely be needed. Epidemiologists will be involved in assisting with the collection of patient specimens and prioritizing specimens for analysis. Lastly, providing information to the public will continue to be a major function of public health activities and a public health inquiry center may be established to meet increased demands for providing this…
To know who is affected and understanding the relationship and risk factors that are associated with the problem; in addition to understanding the number of people being affected compare to the rest of the population (Friis, R. H. 2010). Question 4. Another important step in setting public health priorities is to understand the impact of the problem. Can you think of some ways of quantifying the impact of a problem? We can quantify the impact of the problem by understanding the rate of the disease, and the number of deaths among the population as well as the burden a certain disease can have on society.…
Gebbei et al., described another issue which was attracting particular attention of public health agencies since early 2000. Along with the development of public health and preparedness workforce there was a clear need to clarify what knowledge, skills and attitudes a public health professional should gain as a part of their training activities. Authors presented the newly developed core competencies which public health workforce should have, as well as described some of the implications of these competencies on practice, research and education. Following the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) in December 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to develop the Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model.…
Yin Yin Khaing CHB 550: Tuesday 1pm What is Public Health Paper Example 1: Common Colds: Protect Yourself and Others http://www.cdc.gov/features/rhinoviruses/index.html 1. In 2-3 sentences, describe the example and what it involves (e.g., brief summary of the news story, summary of the content and purpose of the tweet);…
Chapter eight was interesting because it discussed managing public health interactions. What this meant was basically assessing where we are now and where we want to be. I felt this is essential in terms of moving forward with improving the world for future concerns that require public health to step in. I researched an article that stood out to me which dealt with the CDC. I wanted to look in detail at how big health care facilities like CDC are doing to ensure that there framework for program evaluation in public heath is working.…
These social facts reinforce the Pisani’s point that “science does not exist in a vacuum.” In order to truly track diseases and monitor public health it is necessary to understand the people at risk, and why they are at…
To define the three main components of public health: 1) Assessment – “surveillance of disease and injury” to include monitoring trends, analyzing etiology, and identifying needs within public health; 2) Policy Development – Promotes community involvement, using a scientific basis for decision-making, adopting a strategic approach, and the development of comprehensive public health policies; 3) Assurance – The fulfillment and assurance of proper health care for all U.S. citizens (Pavlica, H.,…
The program was established in 2011 and was a 6-month long data collection program. Due to the short time frame, it is ultimately missing an evaluative component of how effective the initiative was; without an evaluative component, we are unable to assess how effective the program was and where we can make adjustments and revisions in order to improve the program in the future. Also, as a result of the short time frame, the information from the program has not been updated; with the constant advancement in technology and education, the information from the report may be outdated as it is not an ongoing process. Ultimately, Our Health, Our Future includes data collection information in order to guide federal, provincial and territorial members on how to improve and influence the socio-environmental factors that affect health, but does not directly implement any changes to that would impact these factors or increase…
Health sectors in every nation are critical and even take a greater portion of their collected revenue. Within this important area, different departments work together to ensure that the entire nation is healthy. This paper, apart differentiating between public health and community health, shall look at the merit and demerits of conducting a public health assessment. It shall also examine the role played by such an evaluation in the formulation of health policies and legislations. Public/Community health Winslow (1920) defines public health as a collection of all activities that aim at prolonging life, promoting health and preventing diseases.…
This paper will depict the overall evaluation of the MPH 602 course at the Benedictine University. The paper will demonstrate that the 13 foundational competencies of the Masters of Public Program has been emphasized during the eight week course. Additionally, I will list all the 13 foundational competencies in the first part of this paper. .A brief explanation of what I have learned and how I have acquired all thirteen competencies through the research i have done about the various discussions topics and assignments for weeks one through eight.…
After reading the case study: County Department of Public Health: Organizing for Emergency Preparedness and Response that there were various structural dilemmas facing the Public Health Department at Penville County. The previous efforts made to address the challenge of preparing for bioterrorism and other large-scale health emergencies did not effectively handle these issues. After the federal government passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 there was an additional income of $3 million provided to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and a portion of that amount went to Penville County. However, even with this revenue, four key areas of the organization faced critical issues. These four issues,…
The health care an area needs may be a result of the overall health status of the area, and specific portions that form it. The specific characteristics of defined portions of an area may be used to identify specific health hazards, risks, conditions, and/or crisis that may be present; which may be used to site what is accessible to the area. What is accessible to an area may be based on the location and size of the area; the health conditions that need to be combated in the area; collaboration with outside resources in the area; and the amount of usage of current resources in particular areas. Geographic and economic factors may also be considered; notably in remote and isolated areas. The health care an area needs may be one of the factors considered when attempting to provide access to health care; and what is…
The Centers for Disease Control also known as the CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness. They have a goal to improve overall health. The CDC identifies and defines preventable health problems and the help maintain active surveillance of diseases. They work 24 hours 7 days a week to protect American’s from health, safety threat, both foreign and in the United States.…
Securitizing a disease on the level of influenza has allowed world governments to put more funding into promoting vaccinations as well as understanding how the disease itself affects their country (Kamradt-Scott, 2012). When the government considered influenza as a security risk, it would allow them to plan for, diagnose, and handle pandemics with a strategic plan. They were able to put more funding into ending the pandemic sooner, hopefully saving a lot of lives, by getting medicines and vaccinations out to the areas that were most desperate quicker than they could have done previously.…
When dangerous diseases like Ebola and the Zika virus infect large populations of people and become a threat to public health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) takes the lead on responding to them. Of most concern are pathogens that fall into the highest levels of containment – biosafety levels three and four – that are easily transimissable in the air with little to no treatment available (“Recognizing Biosafety Levels”). To fight against such threats, the CDC conducts critical research to “tracking disease and finding out what is making people sick and the most effective ways to prevent it” (“Mission, Role, and Pledge”). In recent news, however, federal agencies like the CDC are under scrutiny for not following standard…