Community Chapter 1
Public Health - ANS-What we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy
To generate organized community effort to address the public interest in health by
applying scientific and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
Public Health Core Functions - ANS-Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
Assessment - ANS-Systematically collecting data on the population, monitoring the
population's health status, and making information available about the health of the
community
Policy Development - ANS-The need to provide leadership in developing policies that
support the health of the population, including the use of the scientific knowledge base
in making decisions about policy
Assurance - ANS-The role of public health in ensuring that essential community
oriented health services are available.
Making sure that a competent public health and personal health care workforce is
available.
Categories of Public Health Workforce Competencies - ANS-Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and systems thinking
Community Health Improvement Process (CHIP) - ANS-A method for improving the
health of the population on a community-wide basis
Public Health - ANS-What we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy
To generate organized community effort to address the public interest in health by
applying scientific and technical knowledge to prevent disease and promote health
Public Health Core Functions - ANS-Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
Assessment - ANS-Systematically collecting data on the population, monitoring the
population's health status, and making information available about the health of the
community
Policy Development - ANS-The need to provide leadership in developing policies that
support the health of the population, including the use of the scientific knowledge base
in making decisions about policy
Assurance - ANS-The role of public health in ensuring that essential community
oriented health services are available.
Making sure that a competent public health and personal health care workforce is
available.
Categories of Public Health Workforce Competencies - ANS-Analytic/assessment
Policy development/program planning
Communication
Cultural competency
Community dimensions of practice
Basic public health sciences
Financial planning and management
Leadership and systems thinking
Community Health Improvement Process (CHIP) - ANS-A method for improving the
health of the population on a community-wide basis
