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1.CEA Winslow definition of public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through orga- nized community efforts for the sanitation of the environment, the control of com- munity infections, the education of
the individual in principles of personal hygiene, the organization of medical and nursing services for early diagnosis and prevention of disease, and the development of the social machinery which will ensure
to every individual in the community a standard of living adequate for the maintenance of health
2.IOM (1998) Report- The Future of Public Health: The fulfillment of society's interest in assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
3.Core Functions of Public Health: 1. Assessment
2.Assurance
3.Health Policy Development .Ten Essential Services of Public Health: 1. Monitor health status to identify community health problems (assessment)
2.Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community (assessment)
3.Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues (policy development)
4.Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems (policy development)
5.Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts (policy development)
6.Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety (assurance)
7.Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable (assurance)
8.Assure competent public and personal health care workforce (assurance)
9.Evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and popula- tion-based health services (assurance)
10.Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health 3 / problems (assess- ment, assurance, policy development)
5.Distinguish public health, medical care, and health care: (a) Public health focuses on the health of populations rather than the health of individuals.
(b)On an ethical basis, public health focuses on public service; not personal service
(c)Public health emphasizes disease prevention and health promotion for commu- nities. Medical services diagnose diseases, treat, and care for individual
(d)Interventions: Public health (broad spectrum may target the environment, human behavior, lifestyle, and medical care) Medicine (emphasis on medical care)
6.Socio-historical development of public health: Ancient culture perceived ill- ness as the manifestations of supernatural forces. Diseases, including epidemics
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