HLTH202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Plain People, Postpartum Period, Preterm Birth
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Lecture 13 guest lecture population approaches to health promotion. Public health and plain people in perth county. Outline: perth district health unit, plain people, pdhu work with plain people. Pdhu is a small health unit working with 7 regions. There is a lot of trade and a strong sense of community. Not many immigrants, but the satisfaction level is high. In terms of at risk populations, there"s not a lot of homeless people, mostly 20-25 years old. Priority population is those people at risk for whom ph interventions must consider. Role of ph: recognize barriers and strengths, avoid generalization, find accommodation, collaborate, relationships between community is critical, respectful, develop community oriented programs and initiatives, health protection (well water, immunization, healthy start program. Improving reproductive health outcomes: started research- they were nutritionally deficient- they canned food and bleached nutrients and added a lot of salt, hired staff and had community had visits from dieticians and nurses.