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Public Health Introduction

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Public Health Introduction

Public HealthMedicine
Author
Janey Skinner
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City College of San Francisco
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Contents· 255 sections
  1. 01: Core Concepts and History of Public Health
  2. 1.01: Student learning outcomes (goals) for this week
  3. 1.02: What Is Public Health
  4. 1.03: Focus on Prevention
  5. 1.04: Public Health and Medicine
  6. 1.05: Public Health and Personal Health
  7. 1.06: Factors that Contribute to Health
  8. 1.07: Risk Factors and Protective Factors
  9. 1.08: Contrasting Models for Understanding Public Health Problems
  10. 1.8.01: The Social Ecological Model- Breast Cancer example
  11. 1.8.02: Biomedical model- Breast cancer example
  12. 1.09: Public Health Early History
  13. 1.10: Twentieth Century Public Health
  14. 1.11: Ten major accomplishments in the 20th century
  15. 1.12: Twenty-First Century Public Health
  16. 1.13: World Health
  17. 1.14: The Healthy People Initiative- 1990-2030
  18. 1.15: Additional Resources
  19. 1.16: Summary
  20. 02: Organizations of Public Health
  21. 2.01: Learning Outcomes
  22. 2.02: How Public Health Is Organized
  23. 2.03: U.S. Public Health Agencies
  24. 2.3.01: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  25. 2.3.02: The FDA and USDA
  26. 2.3.03: The Environmental Protection Agency
  27. 2.04: Quasi-Governmental Organizations
  28. 2.05: State and County Health Agencies
  29. 2.5.01: Organization within a public health department
  30. 2.06: Non-Profit Organizations
  31. 2.07: The World Health Organization
  32. 2.08: 2025 Reorganization of HHS
  33. 2.09: Challenges within the Public Health System
  34. 2.10: Example of Public Health Organizations Working Together
  35. 2.11: The Whole School Whole Community Whole Child Model
  36. 2.12: Core functions of state and local public health agencies and the 10 essential services
  37. 2.13: Public Health Involves Making Public Policy for the Public Good
  38. 2.14: Documentary- The Invisible Shield episode 1
  39. 2.15: Additional Resources
  40. 03: Social Determinants of Health
  41. 3.01: Learning Outcomes
  42. 3.02: What are social determinants of health
  43. 3.03: Healthy People 2030 and the Social Determinants of Health
  44. 3.04: Ecological Model and the Social Determinants
  45. 3.05: UNNATURAL CAUSES- In Sickness and In Wealth
  46. 3.06: Social determinants have a major impact on health.
  47. 3.07: Embodiment
  48. 3.08: Inequality Itself Correlates to Worse Health
  49. 3.09: Inequality in the United States
  50. 3.10: Making Change
  51. 3.11: Actions that work toward equality and health
  52. 3.12: Making Changes to the Social Determinants Benefits Health
  53. 3.13: Change Can Happen
  54. 3.14: Supplemental Reading on Social Determinants Affecting Health Outcomes
  55. 3.14.01: Introduction
  56. 3.14.02: Economic Stability
  57. 3.14.03: Neighborhood and Built Environment
  58. 3.14.04: Educational Environment Access and Quality
  59. 3.14.05: Social and Community Context
  60. 3.14.06: The Cumulative Effect of Inequalities on Health
  61. 3.14.07: Chapter Summary
  62. 3.14.08: Key Terms
  63. 3.14.09: Review Questions
  64. 04: Epidemiology- The Study of Disease Injury and Death in the Community
  65. 4.01: Learning outcomes
  66. 4.02: Epidemiology and Public Health
  67. 4.03: What Does Evidence-Based Practice Mean
  68. 4.04: Public Health Responses to Epidemics
  69. 4.05: Burden of Disease and Epidemiology
  70. 4.06: Public Health Statistics
  71. 4.07: Vital Statistics
  72. 4.08: Health Disparities and Inequalities
  73. 4.09: Cases and Rates
  74. 4.10: Morbidity and Mortality
  75. 4.11: Tracking the Spread of Covid-19
  76. 4.12: Reporting Births Deaths Diagnoses
  77. 4.13: Secondary Data
  78. 4.14: Epidemiological Studies
  79. 4.15: Types of Population Studies
  80. 4.15.01: Observational Studies
  81. 4.15.02: Experimental Studies
  82. 4.16: Causation
  83. 4.17: Etiology and Contributory Cause
  84. 4.18: Risk Factors and Protective Factors
  85. 4.19: Health Information
  86. 4.20: Public Health and the Fight Against Misinformation
  87. 4.20.01: Internet Social Media and the Age of Algorithms
  88. 4.21: Is Science Even Trustworthy
  89. 4.22: The Value of Deeper Research
  90. 4.23: Documentary- Invisible Shield episode 2
  91. 4.24: Additional Resources
  92. 4.25: References (additional references esp. for pages by Erin Calderone)
  93. 05: The Prevention and Control of Diseases
  94. 5.01: Learning Outcomes
  95. 5.02: The Public Health Approach
  96. 5.03: Classification of Diseases
  97. 5.04: Genetic Diseases
  98. 5.05: Communicable Diseases
  99. 5.06: Types of Infectious Agents
  100. 5.07: The Chain of Infection
  101. 5.08: Modes of Transmission
  102. 5.09: Susceptible Hosts and Population Immunity
  103. 5.10: How do we Eradicate Infectious Diseases
  104. 5.10.01: Smallpox and Polio
  105. 5.10.02: Measles Mumps and Rubella
  106. 5.11: Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
  107. 5.11.01: HIV AIDS
  108. 5.11.02: Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
  109. 5.11.03: Viral Hepatitis
  110. 5.11.04: Influenza Viruses
  111. 5.11.05: Coronaviruses- MERS SARS and COVID-19
  112. 5.11.06: Monkeypox (Mpox)
  113. 5.12: Noncommunicable Diseases
  114. 5.13: Multi-Causation Models of Disease
  115. 5.14: The Multi-Causation Model and the Ecological Model
  116. 5.15: Prioritizing Prevention and Control Efforts
  117. 5.16: Prevention Intervention Control and Eradication of Diseases
  118. 5.17: Levels of Prevention
  119. 5.18: Prevention of Communicable Diseases
  120. 5.19: Vaccination and how rates are changing in California
  121. 5.20: Examples of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases using the 3 levels of prevention
  122. 5.21: Common Noncommunicable Diseases - An Overview for Prevention
  123. 5.21.01: Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
  124. 5.21.1.01: Current Rates in the U.S.
  125. 5.21.1.02: Risk Factors Protective Factors
  126. 5.21.1.03: Public Health Response
  127. 5.21.02: Diabetes
  128. 5.21.2.01: Current Rates in the U.S.
  129. 5.21.2.02: Risk Factors Protective Factors
  130. 5.21.2.03: Public Health Response
  131. 5.21.03: Cancers
  132. 5.21.3.01: Current Rates in the U.S.
  133. 5.21.3.02: Risk Factors Protective Factors
  134. 5.21.3.03: Public Health Response
  135. 5.21.04: Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases
  136. 5.21.4.01: Current Rates in the U.S.
  137. 5.21.4.02: Risk Factors Protective Factors
  138. 5.21.4.03: Public Health Response
  139. 5.22: Additional Resources
  140. 5.23: Additional References - if not cited on page itself
  141. 06: Community Organizing Community Building and Health Promotion
  142. 6.01: Learning Outcomes
  143. 6.02: The Community as the Client
  144. 6.03: What Is Community Organizing
  145. 6.04: Organizing steps in a campaign for change
  146. 6.05: Required Video Case Studies
  147. 6.06: More Examples of Organizing
  148. 6.07: Environmental Justice
  149. 6.08: Why community organizing for public health
  150. 6.09: Applying the Roles of the CHW to a Case Study
  151. 6.10: Community Intervention Models
  152. 6.11: Health Promotion Programs
  153. 6.12: How to create a health promotion program
  154. 6.13: Case Study 2- Our Choice Nuestra Opcion- The Imperial County California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study (CA-CORD)
  155. 6.14: Lessons from Geese
  156. 6.15: Additional Resources
  157. 07: Environmental Health
  158. 7.01: Introduction
  159. 7.02: Learning Outcomes
  160. 7.03: What is environmental health
  161. 7.04: Environmental Health and the Emergence of the Modern Environmental Movement
  162. 7.05: Measuring Risk
  163. 7.06: Laws to Protect the Environment and Human Health
  164. 7.07: Clean Air
  165. 7.08: Clean Water
  166. 7.8.01: Flint Water Crisis
  167. 7.8.02: Case Study- The Jackson Water Crisis
  168. 7.09: Waste Management
  169. 7.9.01: Types of Trash Municipal Waste
  170. 7.9.02: Recycling and Composting
  171. 7.9.03: Sanitary Landfills and Combustion
  172. 7.9.04: Hazardous Waste RCRA and CERCLA
  173. 7.10: Food and Drug Safety
  174. 7.11: Occupational Health Concerns
  175. 7.11.01: Occupational Health Policy
  176. 7.11.02: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
  177. 7.12: Climate Change and Environmental Health
  178. 7.13: Climate Change
  179. 7.14: The Health Effects of Climate Change
  180. 7.15: Preventing Climate Change and Adapting to Climate Change
  181. 7.16: Co-Benefits of Taking Steps to Address Climate Change
  182. 7.17: Climate Change Policy
  183. 7.17.01: The Paris Agreement
  184. 7.17.02: Climate Change Policy in California
  185. 7.17.03: Emergency preparedness (whether emergency is climate related or not)
  186. 7.18: Additional Resources
  187. 7.19: References - if not already on each page
  188. 08: Weight weight bias nutrition and physical activity
  189. 8.01: Learning Outcomes (goals for this module)
  190. 8.02: Obesity- A controversy
  191. 8.03: Regarding obesity we have at least two controversies
  192. 8.04: Americans have gained weight
  193. 8.05: ONE VIEW- Obesity - the most serious health problem of our day
  194. 8.06: Obesity - measurements and impacts
  195. 8.07: A DIFFERENT VIEW- Obesity - a manifestation of fat-phobia and a distraction from the real issues
  196. 8.08: What causes obesity What causes the diseases associated with obesity
  197. 8.09: What is good nutrition
  198. 8.9.01: Nutrition
  199. 8.9.02: Nutrition Environment and Services
  200. 8.10: Physical Activity
  201. 8.10.01: Physical Activity and Fitness
  202. 8.10.02: Physical Education and Physical Activity
  203. 8.11: Additional Resources
  204. 8.12: Additional References - partial list
  205. 09: Community Health in Diverse Racial and Ethnic Populations Communities in the US
  206. 9.01: Goals for this Module (also known as learning outcomes)
  207. 9.02: Chapter 10 in ICPH- Community and Public Health and Racial Ethnic Populations
  208. 9.03: Race Ethnicity Culture and Nationality
  209. 9.04: Cultural Groups and Formation of a Cultural Identity
  210. 9.05: The Role of Culture in Shaping Health Beliefs and Practices
  211. 9.06: Racial and Ethnic Classifications
  212. 9.07: Issues with Data and with the Classifications
  213. 9.08: Snapshots of the Health of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the US
  214. 9.09: Americans of Hispanic Origin- Health overview and leading causes of death
  215. 9.9.01: The Latino Paradox
  216. 9.9.02: Becoming American- episode of Unnatural Causes
  217. 9.10: African Americans- Health overview and leading causes of death
  218. 9.11: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders- Health overview and leading causes of death
  219. 9.12: American Indians and Alaska Natives- Health overview and leading causes of death
  220. 9.13: Immigrant and Refugee Health
  221. 9.14: Minority Health and Health Inequities (disparities)
  222. 9.15: Health Disparities in Specific Health Conditions
  223. 9.16: Social Determinants of Health and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
  224. 9.17: And now... cultural competence and cultural humility
  225. 9.18: Cultural Competency
  226. 9.19: Cultural Humility
  227. 9.20: Cultural Barriers to Care
  228. 9.21: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards
  229. 9.22: Health Inequities in the Pandemic
  230. 9.23: What does a successful response look like
  231. 9.24: Additional Resources
  232. 10: Maternal Infant and Child Health
  233. 10.01: Learning Outcomes
  234. 10.02: MIC Indicators of Population Health
  235. 10.03: Social and Behavioral Factors in Maternal and Infant Health
  236. 10.04: Genetic Factors in Maternal and Infant Health
  237. 10.4.01: Genetic Disorders and the Ethics of Prenatal Testing
  238. 10.4.02: Epigenetics
  239. 10.05: Age and Pregnancy
  240. 10.06: Family Planning Contraception
  241. 10.07: Abortion
  242. 10.08: Maternal Health
  243. 10.8.01: Maternal Mortality
  244. 10.8.02: Crisis in Maternal Mortality - video
  245. 10.8.03: Life Course Perspective
  246. 10.8.04: California- A Partial Success Story in Saving Mothers' Lives
  247. 10.09: Infant Health
  248. 10.9.01: Infant Mortality
  249. 10.9.02: Immunizations in Infancy and Childhood
  250. 10.10: Childhood Health
  251. 10.10.01: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
  252. 10.10.02: Health Concerns for Children
  253. 10.11: Public Health Programs for MICH
  254. 10.11.01: Social Ecological Model to Reduce LBW and Preterm Birth
  255. 15: Healthcare Delivery and How We Pay for It (Health Policy)