Question

What role do you see population health playing in public health? Please provide detail response.

Answer 1

Ans) Population health has been defined as "the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group". It is an approach to health that aims to improve the health of an entire human population.

- Population health is significant because it is focused on the health of ordinary people. Professionals must take into account risk stratification when considering the state of population health. Being able to predict risks helps medical care providers deliver a better standard of medicine.

Role of population health in public health:

Assessment
- Collection, analysis, and monitoring of health problems (examples of = qualitative and quantitative)

Policy development
- Develop public health practices (examples of = policies in community or lack of)

Assurance
- Services necessary to achieve mutually agreed upon goals and objectives (examples of services = think of infrastructure)