Question

Which of these areas of quality improvement activities do you think is the most important? Provide a detailed explanation.

• Access to Care
• Environmental Health
• Social Determinants of Health

Answer 1

Environmental health needs quality improvement activities , as it affects the human life directly. Activities to improve performance help identify community environmental concerns and potential beneficial strategies. The purpose of continuous quality improvement programs is to improve health care by identifying problems, implementing and monitoring corrective action and studying its effectiveness.

The four steps of quality improvement includes the steps of identify, analyze, develop, and test/implement.

Environmental factors can influence broader public
health goals such as reducing obesity. For example,
sidewalks and safe, accessible parks are enhancements
built into the environment to encourage physical activity.
Identifying areas of alignment between community
environmental health concerns and broader public health
goals can reveal approaches that address both. Activities
to improve performance help identify community
environmental concerns and potential beneficial
strategies. These activities also help communities align
with broader efforts to improve public health goals and
strengthen environmental health’s role in improving the public's health.

We humans all have a strong need for safety and security and look for those attributes in our environment.

Leading a lifestyle that is respectful to our environment and minimizes any harm done to it is also a necessary component of Environmental Wellness. Examples of environmental threats include air pollution, ultraviolet radiation in the sunlight, chemicals, noise, water pollution, and second-hand smoke.