WELCOME TO INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

2 How many of you have attended a Kaplan seminar before? What did you like about Kaplan seminars you’ve attended in past classes?

3 Do you have your textbook? If not, try looking in Doc Sharing. It is an E-Book for this class.

4 Who read all the announcements I posted?

5 How to reach me: AIM: JLCremeens Facebook: Jennifer Cremeens

6 Microsoft Word is required for Kaplan Does anyone not have Word?

7 Did you find the syllabus? Where?

8 Course Project  1 major project completed in 3 parts  Part 1 – Topic (Due at the end of Unit 3)  Part 2 – Report (Due at the end of Unit 7)  Part 3 – Brochure (Due at the end of Unit 9)

9 Discussion Boards  1 original post PER discussion board question  2 response post PER discussion board question  Be sure to spread your posts out  Quality posts!  Be sure to use references

10 Any Questions about the Project or Discussion Boards?

11 Kaplan Late Work Policy  Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances  me before there is an issue.

12 Seminars  Not graded  Optional for you to attend  View the recording in archive

13 Any Questions about the course materials?

14 When you think of public health, what comes to mind? What are some ways we access public health services in our day to day activities?

15  Public health measures include prevention efforts  Better nutrition, better sanitation  Under the Constitution  Public health falls under the interstate commerce  Primary responsibility for population health falls to the state  Legislators can restrict actions of public health agencies  Example: abortions

16 Who can tell me the 3 core functions of public health? What do each one of these mean?

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18 Public HealthMedical Care AssessmentCollects, assembles, and analyzes data Diagnostic function Policy Development Strategies to improve health based on science Dr.’s plan of treatment AssuranceResources needed are assessable and available to everyone Dr.’s actual treatment

19 What is primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention?

20  Primary Prevention =  Prevent risk factors  Secondary Prevention =  Early Detection  Tertiary Prevention =  prevent reoccurrence or rehabilitation

21 What is a nongovernmental health agency?

22 Non-Governmental Agencies Role in Public Health  Education  5K, blood drive, awareness campaigns  Research  Provide funding through grants  Lobbying  For resources and policies

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24 Governmental Agencies  CDC, FDA, USDA  Any of the NIH Institutes  National Cancer Institute  National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism  National Institute on Aging  National Institute of Drug Abuse  National Institute of Environ. Health Sciences  See the list on page 43 in text for complete list

25 How can you reach me? On AIM: JLCremeens Kaplan