CHAPTER ONE

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Introduction - - - - - - - - - - 1

1.1 What is Public Health? - - - - - - - 1

1.2 Topics in Public Health Management - - - - - 1

1.3 Description of Public Health Administrator - - - - 2

1.4 Public Health Management - - - - - - - 3

1.5 Specialties in Public Health - - - - - - 3

1.5.1 Behavioral Science / Health Education - - - - - 4

1.5.2 Biostatistics - - - - - - - - - 4

1.5.3 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) - - - - - 5

1.5.4 Environmental Health - - - - - - - 5

1.5.5 Epidemiology - - - - - - - - 6

1.5.6 Health Services Administration/Management - - - - 7

1.5.7 International / Global Health - - - - - - 7

1.5.8 Maternal and Child Health - - - - - - 8

1.5.9 Nutrition - - - - - - - - - 8

1.5.10 Public Health Laboratory Practice - - - - - 8

1.5.11 Public Health Policy - - - - - - - 9

1.5.12 Public Health Practice - - - - - - - 9

CHAPTER TWO: - - - - - - - - - 10

2.1 The Emergence of Organized Health Care Services - - - 10

2.2 Pre-Amble to Health Care System - - - - - 10

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2.3 Health Development at Various Periods - - - - - 11

2.4 The Emergence of Centralized Control of Health Care Services - 11

2.5 Nationwide Health Care Services - - - - - - 12

2.6 The New Health Hierarchy - - - - - - 13

2.7 Health Manpower Training and Development - - - - 13

2.8 Health Care during the Struggle for Independence - - - 14

2.9 The Financing of Health Services - - - - - - 15

2.10 Contributions from International Organizations - - - 15

2.11 Present Health Situation - - - - - - - 16

CHAPTER THREE: - - - - - - - - 17

3.1 Definition of public health - - - - - - - 17

3.2 Public Health Administrator- - - - - - - 17

3.3 Public Health Functions - - - - - - - 18

3.4 Essential Public Health Services - - - - - - 19

3.5. Public Health System - - - - - - - 19

3.5.1 Planning and Implementation - - - - - - 19

3.5.2 State-Local Relationships - - - - - - 20

3.5.3 Performance Management and Quality Improvement - - 21

3.5.4 Public Health Capacity and Resources - - - - 21

3.6 Investigation of Health Problems and Health Hazards - - - 21

3.7 Education and training - - - - - - - 22

3.8 Field Of Public Health - - - - - - - 23

3.9 Public Health Law - - - - - - - - 24

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3.10 Government’s Essential Role in Public Health Law - - - 24

3.11 Serving the Health Needs of Populations - - - - 25

3.12 Relationships between Government and the Public - - - 25

3.13 Population-Based Services - - - - - - 26

CHAPTER FOUR: - - - - - - - - 27

4.1 Brief history and definition of e-health - - - - - 27

4.2 Nature and Added Value of E-Health Services - - - - 27

4.3 The Main Players in the Field Of E-Health - - - - 28

4.4 International Bodies - - - - - - - - 29

4.4.1United Nations - - - - - - - - 29

4.4.2 World Health Organization - - - - - - 29

4.4.3 UNAIDS - - - - - - - - 30

4.4.4 International Telecommunication Union - - - - 30

4.4.5The World Bank - - - - - - - - 31

4.4.6 UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development - - - 31

4.4.7 UNESCO - - - - - - - - - 32

4.4.8 The World Trade Organization - - - - - - 32

4.5 Researchers and Academic Bodies - - - - - 33

4.6 Health Professionals - - - - - - - - 33

4.7 Donors - - - - - - - - - - 34

4.8 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) - - - - 34

4.9 The private sector and associated industries - - - - 35

CHAPTER FIVE: - - - - - - - - - 36
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5.1 overview of Primary Health Care - - - - - - 36

5.2 Definition of Primary Health Care - - - - - 36

5.3 Origin of Primary Health Care - - - - - - 37

5.4 Primary Health Care in Nigeria - - - - - - 37

5.5 Components of Primary Health Care - - - - - 38

1.5.1 Public Education - - - - - - - - 38

5.5.2 Proper Nutrition - - - - - - - - 39

5.5.3 Clean Water & Sanitation - - - - - - 39

5.5.4 Maternal & Child Health Care - - - - - - 39

5.5.5 Immunization - - - - - - - 39

5.5.6 Local Disease Control - - - - - - - 39

5.5.7 Accessible Treatment - - - - - - - 39

5.5.8 Drug Provision - - - - - - - - 40

5.6 Differences between Primary Care and Primary Health Care - - 40

5.7 Goals and principles of Primary Health Care - - - - 41

5.8 Selective Primary Health Care - - - - - - 42

5.9 Primary Health Care Charter - - - - - - 42

5.9.1The Charter’s Aim - - - - - - - - 44

5.9.2 Access to Primary Health Care - - - - - - 44

5.9.3 Access to Primary Maternity Care - - - - - 45

Reference - - - - - - - - - - 46

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