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“The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.
Public Health by Charles Edward Armory Winslow
It is concerned with the health of the whole population and the prevention of disease from which it suffers. It is also one of the efforts organized by society to protect, promote, and restore the peoples’ health. It is the combination of sciences, skills and beliefs that is directed to the maintenance and improvement of the health of all the people through collective social actions.
Public Health
Fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy.”
—Institute of Medicine
Public health aims to provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people.
WHO
Determined by complex interaction between determinants or factors including
ndividual characteristics lifestyles and behavior physical, social and economic environment social determinants of health
Goal of Alma ata 1978
– Health for all by 2000
() have a responsibility for the health of their people that can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures.
() is the key to attaining a level of health that will permit their citizens to lead a socially and economically productive life.
It reaffirms that health which is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being is a fundamental()
Governments, Primary health care, human right
The attainment of the highest possible() of health is a world-wide social goal requiring social and economic sectors.
() is the basic importance to the fullest attainment of health for all in reduction the gap or health inequalities among countries.
level, Economic and social development
Public Health in UK
> Health is a (), from complete wellness to chronic, disabling illness and is experienced differently by everyone.
continuum
>() efforts help support individuals to make informed choices associated with improved health, minimizing risky behavior or supporting healthy lifestyles.
> These are ()() organizations that do a spectrum of activities that influence global and national policies, educational programmes and commisioning or providing services.
Organized, local or national
What is Public Health involve with and what it seeks to achieve?
assessing the health of a population through ().
implementing () designed to protect the public from harm and to prevent ill health.
identifying () to support a range of approaches to improve population health.
information gathering, measures, evidence
Protects the community
Protection
Improving the health of the community
Promotion
Enablers (to influence)
Promotion
Control of infectious diseases
· Environmental hazards
Protection
Promoting health behaviors
· Improving the social determinants of health
Promotion
· Healthy workplaces
· Managing health emergencies
Protection
Enablers (to influence) o Governances o Advocacies o Capacity o Information
Promotion
is a guiding concept involving activities intended to enhance individual and community health well-being. It seeks to increase involvement and control of the individual and the community in their own health. It acts to improve health and social welfare, and to reduce specific determinants of diseases and risk factors that adversely affect the health, well-being, and productive capacities of an individual or society, setting targets based on the size of the problem but also the feasibility of successful interventions, in a cost-effective way.
Health Promotion
1. Addressing the population as a () in health-related issues , in every day life as well as people at risk for specific diseases:
2. Directing action to () or causes of illness or death;
3. Undertaking () approach to seek out and remedy risk factors in the community that adversely affect health;
whole, risk factors, activities
