giving definition, how legislative formulates policy
What is Public Health?
Do you think Public Health is a societal or community problem?
What is your thought about Bioethics?
giving definition, how legislative formulates policy What is Public Health? Do you think Public Health is...
In this module I want you to think about Public Health Policy. Do a quick research on a new Public Health Policy being implemented in Massachusetts. 1. Please share this new policy with the group 2. State how you feel about this policy 3. What is so interesting about this policy?
What do you think is a complete definition of “health”? What do you think is a complete definition of “wellness”? What is the difference between health and wellness? How might the four lenses apply to better help you understand wellness? What is the influence of wellness on your chosen field of study or future profession? How can you use your understanding of wellness in your professional career?
to what extent do you think the public health professional is prepared to engage policy development skills to address public health outbreaks such as Yellow Fever, and why?
How do you define health? Is your definition different from the World Health Organization’s definition? What are the characteristics of a healthy man or woman? How can health be measured? Do you think that men’s health has been neglected in the past? Looking at age-adjusted death rates among men and women In the United States, which statistic surprised you?
How can this issue be seen as a matter of health policy? What factors brought about its visibility in the public policy arena? How do you think this issue might be debated (specifically, what are some of the arguments supporting the need for this policy or action, and what are some of the arguments against it)? What models of public policy construction may be used for this issue and how? What do you think might be the right policy or...
What future concerns are likely to impact public health? How do you see global health concerns impacting your community? Identify one way that you can implement population health in your community or workplace. Please share specific examples.
Could you please share your experience, if you ever happen to volunteer at any public health agency. You need to think about how the agency you volunteered with meets familiar public and community health goals.
The topic for this week is evidence-based public health. Think about public health successes or current public health problems. Describe the "PERIE" process for a public health problem of your choosing (PERIE=problem, etiology, recommendations, implementation, evaluation). If your public health issue is currently happening, discuss your recommendations for how to solve the problem. Feel free to add in a link/short video to give background on the public health problem. Other discussion points to think about: (for your first post and...
What do you think the future of health policy will look like in the United States? What do you personally think is the biggest issue which must be addressed in health policy?
1.What future concerns are likely to impact public health? 2.How do you see global health concerns impacting your community? 3. Identify one way you can implement population health in your community?