Public Health, Population Health, & Public Health Nursing
Public health - CORRECT ANSWER-A broad field of practice that supports the health of
a country, state, county, city, community
-•A scientific discipline that includes the study of epidemiology, statistics, and
assessment—including attention to behavioral, cultural, and economic factors—as well
as program planning and policy development.
-what members of a society do collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which
people can be healthy
Mission of public health - CORRECT ANSWERprevent disease, injury, and disability
and promote health
Public Health benefits - CORRECT ANSWERoIncreased life expectancy
oDecreased chronic disease
oDecreased death rates
oDecreased number of deaths from stroke, coronary heart disease, and cancer.
Affordable Care Act of 2010 - CORRECT ANSWERcreated and charged the National
Prevention Health Promotion and Public Health Council with developing the National
Prevention and Health Promotion strategy to focus on community-oriented approaches
to prevention and wellness in order to "reduce the incidence and burden of the leading
causes of death and disability."
Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
-Policy development
-Assurance
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERRegular collection, analysis, and information
sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community.
, Policy development - CORRECT ANSWERUse of information gathered during
assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward
those policies.
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERFocuses on the availability of necessary heath
services throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both public
health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and the
capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies.
Essential Services of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Monitor health status: what
are the
community health problems?
-Health problems and hazards in the
community should be recognized and
investigated.
-The community needs to be informed,
educated, and empowered about
health issues.
-Community partnerships must be
made to identify and solve health
problems.
-Policies and plans that support
individual and community health
efforts must be developed.
-Protect health and safety through
enforcement of laws and regulations
-Assure access to health care and
services
-Assure competent public health and
health care workforce
-Assure quality health services that are
effective and accessible through
evaluation
-Conduct research to identify solutions
to health problems
Population - CORRECT ANSWERa collection of individuals who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics.
*The term may be used interchangeably with the term aggregate.
Subpopulations - CORRECT ANSWERsubsets of the population who share similar
characteristics.
*For example, people older than 65 years who live in a residential home would be a
subpopulation of a larger population of older persons in the community.
Public health - CORRECT ANSWER-A broad field of practice that supports the health of
a country, state, county, city, community
-•A scientific discipline that includes the study of epidemiology, statistics, and
assessment—including attention to behavioral, cultural, and economic factors—as well
as program planning and policy development.
-what members of a society do collectively to ensure that conditions exist in which
people can be healthy
Mission of public health - CORRECT ANSWERprevent disease, injury, and disability
and promote health
Public Health benefits - CORRECT ANSWERoIncreased life expectancy
oDecreased chronic disease
oDecreased death rates
oDecreased number of deaths from stroke, coronary heart disease, and cancer.
Affordable Care Act of 2010 - CORRECT ANSWERcreated and charged the National
Prevention Health Promotion and Public Health Council with developing the National
Prevention and Health Promotion strategy to focus on community-oriented approaches
to prevention and wellness in order to "reduce the incidence and burden of the leading
causes of death and disability."
Core Functions of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
-Policy development
-Assurance
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERRegular collection, analysis, and information
sharing about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community.
, Policy development - CORRECT ANSWERUse of information gathered during
assessment to develop local and state health policies and to direct resources toward
those policies.
Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERFocuses on the availability of necessary heath
services throughout the community. It includes maintaining the ability of both public
health agencies and private providers to manage day-to-day operations and the
capacity to respond to critical situations and emergencies.
Essential Services of Public Health - CORRECT ANSWER-Monitor health status: what
are the
community health problems?
-Health problems and hazards in the
community should be recognized and
investigated.
-The community needs to be informed,
educated, and empowered about
health issues.
-Community partnerships must be
made to identify and solve health
problems.
-Policies and plans that support
individual and community health
efforts must be developed.
-Protect health and safety through
enforcement of laws and regulations
-Assure access to health care and
services
-Assure competent public health and
health care workforce
-Assure quality health services that are
effective and accessible through
evaluation
-Conduct research to identify solutions
to health problems
Population - CORRECT ANSWERa collection of individuals who share one or more
personal or environmental characteristics.
*The term may be used interchangeably with the term aggregate.
Subpopulations - CORRECT ANSWERsubsets of the population who share similar
characteristics.
*For example, people older than 65 years who live in a residential home would be a
subpopulation of a larger population of older persons in the community.
