HLTB16H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Herd Immunity, Health Literacy, Health Promotion
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Chronic conditions; older people are more likely to get chronic diseases like diabetes, Mental health; risk factors increase, so do mental health concerns. Dementia; risk of dementia is more in older people. ^^ all of those relate back to public health s goals. Vaccination as a core component of public health common infectious diseases were the major cause of morbidity and mortality: vaccination became a way to eradicate infectious diseases. Disease prevention is a core public health function. Vaccines provide immunity at a larger scale vaccines provide individual and community immunity cost effective, save lives. As number of people who are vaccinated increases, the possibility of a vaccinated person coming in contact with someone who is not vaccinated, decreases. Role of public health in addressing vaccine hesitancy. Create immunization data bases and e- records. Antibiotics become ineffective against strains of bacteria. Issue with antibiotic resistance is, too much of it. Conduct surveillance of antibiotic use and resistance.
