Palliative care includes mostly end-or-life comfort measures, while home health is
focused on all stages of health and wellness
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Home health vs. palliative care
Person/animal contracting the disease
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Host
Assessment, policy development, assurance
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3 core functions of public health
Studies the social distribution and social determinants of health and disease
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Social epidemiology
Look at how the health of individuals/families affects the larger population
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Role of community health nurses
Look at how the health of the larger population affects the health of
individuals/families
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, Role of public health nurses
Vary depending on state, operate clinics/screenings, collect data and monitor
outbreaks in local population
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Role of local public health agencies
Prevention of complications and further disability (rehab)
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Tertiary prevention
Anthrax, West Nile virus, cholera, rabies, TB, varicella, ebola, yellow fever, HIV, Hep,
tetanus, botulism, Lyme disease, smallpox, mumps, gonorrhea
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Examples of national notifiable diseases
Increase control over health, reduce differences in current health status, ensure equal
opportunities, ensure access to resources
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