1 / 10

Georgia’s Public Health Issues

Georgia’s Public Health Issues. 1. Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4. Module 4 Objectives. Discuss issues specific to Georgia’s public health. Describe strategies for addressing public health issues. 2. Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4.

boris-pena
Download Presentation

Georgia’s Public Health Issues

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Georgia’s Public Health Issues 1 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  2. Module 4 Objectives Discuss issues specific to Georgia’s public health. Describe strategies for addressing public health issues. 2 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  3. Leading Causes of Death in U.S. Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Chronic Respiratory Disease (Emphysema) Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) National Center for Health Statistics (2007) 3 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  4. Present and Future Threats Chronic diseases Infectious/Communicable diseases Bioterrorism Natural disasters 4 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  5. Healthy People Health objectives for the nation every 10 years Heath indicators 2010, past edition 2020, current edition 5 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  6. Levels of Disease Prevention Primary (healthy habits) Secondary (screenings) Tertiary (surgery) 6 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  7. Leading Causes of Death in GA Chronic Respiratory diseases Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) Nervous System Diseases Heart Disease and Stroke Cancer Georgia Division of Public Health, Office of Health Information and Policy (2006) 7 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  8. Public Health Issues in GA America’s Health Rankings, United Health Foundation (2009) Georgia ranked 43rd in health status 8 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  9. “Public Health Priorities” Activity Goal To identify how your position supports the three priority outcomes. 9 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

  10. Wrapping Up … Infectious and chronic diseases are health issues for the nation and the state of Georgia. The Division of Public Health seeks to improve the health of Georgians by addressing state-specific issues through three priority outcomes. 10 Introduction to Public Health in Georgia: Module 4

More Related