INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

By Mr wasswa 0706961572
learning outcomes
At the end of the lecture, students are expected to ,
1. Discuss history of PH
2. Define PH and its core activities
3. Aware of some definitions of PH
4. Recognise the principal desciplines of PH
5. Discuss ethical issues and problems in PH
6. Compare and Contrast Clinical medicine and PH
What is Public Health ?
Public health is the sum of all official or government efforts to promote, protect and preserve
people's health.
It's the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health and
efficiency through organized Community effort.
The process of mobilizing and engaging local, state, national and International resources to
ensure the conditions in which people can be healthy.
The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of the community, as by
preventive medicine, health education control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary
measures and monitoring of environmental hazards
Public health is what we as a community do collectively ,to ensure the conditions in which
people can be health
Public health is a science and art of saving the lives of millions at Once by a single decision or
intervention.
Public Health is many things
 A system
 A professional
 A method
 Government services
 The health of the public

The Public health system

Public Health Approach
public Health Models
Population
Disease prevention
Health promotion
Intervision- environment or human behavior
Public
Medical model
Individual
Diagnosis
Treatment
Intervention
Medical Care
Tip of Ice berg
Core functions of PH
Core activities of public health
 Prevents epidemics and the spread of diseases
 Protect against environmental hazards
 Response to disasters and assists communities in recovery
 Prevents injuries
 Promote healthy behavior
 Ensure the quality, accrssibility and accountability of health services
 Monitoring the health status of the population
 Mobilizing Community Action
 Reaching out to link highly sick and hard to rich people to needed services
 Researching to develop new insights and Innovative Solutions
 Leading the development of sound health policy and planning
Great public Health Achievements
 Vaccination
 Safer workplaces
 Control of Infectious disease
 Decline in death from Coronary diseases and stroke
 Safer and healthier foods
 Healthier mothers and babies
 Family planning
 Fluoridation of drinking water
  Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard - CDC 1999
Public Health problems
Communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Environmental pollution
Maternal Child health problems
Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency
Municipal and hospital waste
Geatrichealth problems
Population Problems

Diseases
Measles
Influenza
Tb
Cholera
Dengue
Malaria
HIV/AIDS
Cancer and obesity
Public health organization
Non-governmental United Nation
National WHO
NFHP WFP
FPAN FAO
Nepal rid cross UNICEF
PLAN Nepal
International
CARE
United mission to Nepal
Save the children
Marie stopes International
Family health International

Governmental
 District Health officer
 Public Health officer
 Region LTD directorate
 Regional Training Center
 Department of health services
 Ministry of FL population
 Primary education institutions
Others
 Academic institutions
 With such organization
 Community Development organization
 Quality control offices
 Healthtraining centers
 Local development offices
Sampling of Public Health Professions
1. Population Family Planning and reproductive health Maternal Child Health
 2. Public health education and promotion
3. Play planning and policy development
4. Public Health Administration
5. Epidemiologist on the Disease Control
6. Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs
7. Environmental and occupational health and safety
8. Food and nutrition
9. Injury control and Emergency health Services
10. International Health
11. Mental Health
12. Oral health
13. Public Health Nursing
14. School health Educational and services
15. Women health and gender development

Sample qns
1.Define PH and discuss the similarities and differences with clinical medicine (20marks
2. Mention the roles of PH in the health care delivery system 10 marks
3.What are the challenges of PH practice 10 marks
4. Prevention is better than cure. Discuss 10 marks
5. Write short notice on the following
i)Epidemiology
ii)Epidemiological triad
iii)Zoonoses

“HEALTH PEOPLE IN A HEALTH COMMUNITY”