Epidemiology
when two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink
What is foodborne disease outbreak?
investigates and describes the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, and other health outcomes in the population.
What is Epidemiologist?
Provide psychological support to individuals and the community
Who are Mental health counselors?
Technical occupations in the Public Health Workforce
Who are research assistants, medical/health aides, computer specialist, EMTs, dental technicians, etc?
OSHA stands for
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
Four steps/ways to prevent foodborne illness
What is Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill?
design, organize, implement, communicate, evaluate, and provide advice regarding programs and strategies designed to support and modify health related behaviors of persons, families, organizations, and communities.
What are Health Educators?
Workers who systematically apply information and computer science and technology to public health practice
Who are Informatics Specialist?
Plans, organizes, directs, control, and coordinates public health policy, programs, and services
What is Public Health Administration?
certification prepares individuals to respond to routine or emergency environmental situations and to provide education to their communities on environmental health concerns
What is REHS/RS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian)?
High risk individuals who are more susceptible to foodborne illness
Who are pregnant women, children, elderly, and immune-compromised individuals?
is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
What is health Literacy?
Collects data on workplace environments and exposures
Who are Occupational Health & Safety Specialist?
Name examples of support services personnel
What is...business support, attorney, clerical, accountant, facilities/operations, grants/contract specialist, quality improvement, Human Resources?
Steps in the public health nursing process
What is
1. Assessment of population healthcare needs
2. Develop a plan for intervention with the community
3. Implement the plan effectively, efficiently, and equitably.
4. Conduct evaluations to determine the extent to which the interventions have an impact o
he used epidemiologic methods when examining the cholera outbreaks in 1854
Who is John Snow?
Highly sensitive job with primary duty to investigate cases of disease and contact tracing and provide counseling, and treatment.
What is Disease Intervention Specialist?
Workers who analyze and evaluate implications of alternative policies relating to public health and health care
What is policy analyst?
Who is a medical doctor/physician?
described as essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable individuals to perform their job role effectively
What are Core Competencies?
What is ...
1. Detecting unusual patterns 2. Confirming outbreak 3. Identifying source of outbreak 5. Controlling the outbreak
promotes wellness by helping people adopt healthy behaviors by implementing programs and advocating for people who may have limited access to health and social services.
What is Community Health Worker?
Develops procedures and designs systems to prevent people from getting sick or injured and to keep property from being damaged.
Who are Health & Safety Engineers?
Leadership/Managerial positions in public health administration
What are Public health agency director, deputy director, health services manager, health officer, program director?
The core competencies for public health professionals
What are...
1. Data Analytics and Assessment Skills 2. Policy Development/Program Planning 3. Communication Skills 4. Health Equity Skills 5. Community Partnership Skills 6. Public Health Sciences 7. Management and Finance Skills 8. Leadership & Systems Thinking Skills