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Public Health Services and Systems

Learn about the core functions and essential services of public health, as well as future trends and the impact on practice. Discover the history, mission, and responsibilities of public health in America, including case studies and discussion points. Explore how public health can address current challenges and shape the future of healthcare systems.

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Public Health Services and Systems

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  1. Public HealthServices and Systems Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN Columbia University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy 630 West 168th Street, Mail Box 6 New York, NY 10032 (212) 305-1794 kmg24@columbia.edu

  2. Developed as part of an Enhanced AHEC CommunityPartnership for Health Professions Workforce and Educational Reform project funded by the Health Resource and Service Administration (HRSA)

  3. OBJECTIVES • Identify essential services • Describe core functions • Describe future trends

  4. Report on the Futureof Public Health Institute of Medicine, 1988 • Impact on public health practice and practitioners included • stimulus for public health system research • stimulus to strengthen the system • new vocabulary for describing the system

  5. IOM 1988 Report, Continued • Mission of Public Health • Assuring healthy conditions • Focus on community-wide concerns • Organize efforts to address health concerns

  6. IOM 1988 Report, Continued • Core Functions of Public Health • Assessment • Policy development • Assurance

  7. Public Health in America • The IOM core functions paradigm is helpful but does not communicate well outside the public health world • Public health and interest in the health of populations were almost lost during the 1993-4 health reform debates • Public Health in America was written to provide a statement for general use

  8. Public Health in America • The Vision • Healthy People in Healthy Communities • The Mission • Prevent disease and injury • Promote physical and mental health

  9. Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease Protect against environmental hazards Prevent injury Promote and encourage healthy behavior Respond to disasters and assist in recovery Assure quality and accessibility of health services Responsibilities of Public Health

  10. Public health is a continuous process that is supported by management & developed by research

  11. Essential Services of Public Health • Monitor health status • Investigate outbreaks • Inform the public • Support coalitions • Develop policy • Enforce regulations

  12. Essential Servicesof Public Health • Link people to care or provide care • Prepare the workforce • Assure quality, accessible, effective services • Research for new solutions

  13. Core Functionsand Essential Services • Assessment • Monitor health • Diagnose problems

  14. Did you know that . . . • To diagnose diseases, the SC public health laboratory was established in 1909? • South Carolina got its first epidemiologist, Dr GE McDaniel, in 1935?

  15. Core Functionsand Essential Services • Policy Development • Inform and educate the public • Mobilize community partnerships • Develop policies and plans

  16. Did you know that . . . • 1950’s pollution control policies were developed in partnership with the Development Board and the Textile Manufacturers Association? • Public health boards designing public health budgets and programs are carrying out a process similar to an individual giving informed consent for a medical procedure?

  17. Core Functionsand Essential Services • Assurance • Enforce laws and regulations • Link people to needed care and assure care when otherwise unavailable • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility and quality of health services

  18. Did you know that . . . • To assure services, the first public health nurse was hired in 1903? • To limit health hazards in the 1940’s, privies were built for $18.20? • The WIC program brought 16 nutritionists to the state in 1973?

  19. Discussion Time • How can practicing health professionals participate in assessment, policy development or assurance at the local level?

  20. Core Functionsand Essential Services • Research is an essential service that supports all of the core functions • Leadership and management of the system transcend the functions and services

  21. Did you know that . . . • Healthy People is our national visionary planning process for improving the nation’s health? • The goals of HP2010 are to increase years of healthy life and eliminate disparities in health? • Turning Point is SC’s state-wide, interactive process for transforming public health in the new century?

  22. Forces Shaping Public Health • Public attitude toward government • Federalism and devolution of responsibility • The economy • Environmental policy • Changes in personal care and financing systems

  23. Discussion Time • How can a public health perspective strengthen the perspectives dominant in your profession?

  24. Summary • The vision of public health is healthy people in healthy communities. • The mission of public health is to prevent disease and injury and promote physical and mental health. • The core functions of public health are assessment, policy development and assurance.

  25. Module Author Kristine M. Gebbie, DrPH, RN Elizabeth Standish Gill Associate Professor in Nursing Columbia University School of Nursing Director Center for Health Policy

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