PUBH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Infection, Disease Surveillance, Tobacco Control
Document Summary
Mosquito borne illnesses were not a problem a few years ago, can change - Enforce laws (public health can shut down restaurants, keep you out of school because of vaccinations) Public health in the news: man made crises - oil spill in the gulf, natural crises - hurricanes like harvey and irma, political crises - deportation, biological crises - zika, ebola, hiv. When you don"t fall down the stairs (cid:271)(cid:272) of (cid:271)uilding (cid:272)odes. Public health everyday: public health is successful when nothing happens, running water vs walking miles to get dirty water, workshop codes and safety precautions. Assessment: obtaining data that defines the health of the population overall and specific groups within it. Policy development: developing evidence based recommendations and other analysis options to guide implementation. Assurance: assuming oversight responsibility for ensuring key components of an effective health system. 20% of gdp in us is healthcare --> mostly private acute & long term care.
