Agencies
What is an agency NOT under HHS?
DOL
DOT
CMS deals mainly with
health insurance
“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.” Who wrote this definition?
CEA Winslow
The original framework- what year?
1994
Governments collect health data on the population and use it as diagnostic tools, this is considered what discipline of public health?
Statistics
HIPAA was enacted by
HHS
What are some benefit programs offered by Dept of VA
burial coverage
survivor benefits
healthcare coverage
3 core functions of public health
Assessment
Assurance
Policy Development
What are some guiding principles of revision of EPHS?
The basic science of public health
Epidemiology
NIH
You would find veterinarians and agriculturists here.
USDA
How much of the nations healthcare budget is devoted to PH?
less than 3%
Assess and monitor population health status, factors that influence health, and community needs and assets fits into which core function of PH?
Assessment
This area of public health focuses on microorganisms and research to understand disease
biomedical sciences
This agency releases the morbidity and mortality report
CDC
The framingham heart study was influenced by NIH and discovered
high blood pressure and cholesterol are risk factors for cardiovascular disease
What is the second step of the PH approach?
Identify risk factors associated
Improve and innovate public health functions through ongoing evaluation, research, and continuous quality improvement fits into which core function of PH?
Assurance
focuses on understanding behaviors that affect peoples health by studying the social environment and behaviors
Social and Behavioral Sciences
AHRQ stands for
What is a law/policy influenced by DOT that is tied to public health?
seatbelt laws
speed limits
stop signs and traffic lights
road rules
Level of intervention that minimizes disability through medical care and rehab
Tertiary Prevention
Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health fits into which core function of PH?
policy development
Much of the PH improvement in the US in 20th century was due to improved
environmental health