AS.280.101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Equity, Infection, Occupational Safety And Health
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01/30 class notes - what is public health. Many ways to describe public health: (in terms of) Interested in maximizing the wellbeing of the populations. Assure conditions in which people can be healthy. Try to assure that people are benefited from the polices. An agency or organization involved in public health will perform one or more of the 3 core functions of public health. Disciplines within public health (areas of study and work) Fundamental qualities (things that make public health what it is) Public health agencies work at the local, federal, and global levels. Role of government is only a portion of public health. It is important (though) because we define the roles of other components in terms of how they relate to the work of governmental public health agencies. Nongovernmental public health --> public health that does not include the government - the. 1994 --> united states public health service put out the public health in america statement.