PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Teenage Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Sex Education
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Define the health problem- what is the specific problem that needs to be addressed, mental/physical problem. Identify the risk factors associated with the problem- what is putting this population at risk with this problem. Implement interventions to improve the health of the population- monitor the effectiveness of these preventions because they could change over time. Monitor those interventions to assess their effectiveness. Primary prevention = prevents an illness or injury from occurring (preventing car crashes from occurring with speed limits or anti smoking ads) Secondary prevention = minimizes the severity of the illness or damage from an injury (design of safer cars, seatbelts, or screening tests for stds) Tertiary prevention = minimizes disability by providing medical care or rehabilitation (emergency medical services, calling 911) 3 functions of public health and examples. Characteristics of public health and medical and how they are different and related (public health focus on prevention and community. Short term costs for long term benefits.
