Wednesday, 10 January 2018

FPHP - Public Health

Health

- “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely the absence
of disease or infirmity.” - World Health Organization (WHO)

- Determinants of Health (WHO):


• Income & Social Status
• Culture

• Education
• Genetics

• Physical Environment
• Personal Behavior & Coping Skills

• Employment & Working Conditions

• Health Services

• Social Support Networks

• Gender 


Public Health

- “The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health and
efficiency through organized community effort for the sanitation of the environment,
control of cd, education of individuals in personal hygiene, organization of medical
and nursing services for the early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease, and
the development of the social machinery to ensure everyone a standard of living
adequate for the maintenance of health, so organizing these benefits as to enable
every citizen to realize his birthright of health and longevity.” - Dr. C.E. Winslow

Modern Public Health

- The art of applying science in the context of politics so as to reduce inequalities in

health while ensuring the best health for the greatest number. - WHO in a recent
three-country study in the Western Pacific Region

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Core Business of Public Health

- Disease Control

- Injury Prevention

- Health Protection

- Healthy public policy including those in relation to / environmental hazards such as in

the workplace, housing, food, water, etc.

- Promotion of health & equitable health gain

Essential Public Health Functions

- Health situation monitoring & analysis

- Epidemiological surveillance / disease prevention & control

- Development of policies & planning in public health

- Strategic management of health systems & services for population health gain

- Regulation & enforcement to protect public health

- Human resources development & planning in public health

- Health promotion, social participation & empowerment

- Ensuring the quality of personal & population based health services

- Research, development & implementation of innovative public health solutions.