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Public Health Vocab_________________: One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm.___________________(____): Those that can be bought without a doctor’s prescription___________A group that is organized to achieve a purpose other than making money.____________: Physical or mental exertion, especially when difficult or exhausting_____________: An epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region._________: The act of requesting the return of a product to the retailer or manufacturer because of a defect or a safety problem.__________:Someone who speaks out for another person or cause.

WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH?

Public health is the ___________ of protecting and ___________ the health of ____________ through ____________, promotion of healthy ______________, and research for _________ and ___________ prevention.

Overall public health is concerned with ___________ the health of ___________ populations . These populations can be as ________ as a local _____________, or as big as an entire _____________.whatispublichealth.org

LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

Local Health Departments- provides ___________ and __________ for: families, _______ and __________ abuse. _________ and ____________ for STD’s. ____________ education, __________ care, _____________, _________ health care for people who are confined to the house, ___________ for TB, high ________ pressure, cholesterol, and ______________.

http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/lhd/peninsula/

STATE PUBLIC HEALTH

State Health Departments- are responsible for services need to maintain public health within the state; _____________ food handling, testing __________, testing _______, testing _________ samples, compile health __________, plan for future health needs, monitor the environment, and monitoring ____________________.

Virginia Public Health Association (VAPHA)

vapha.org

Virginia Department of Health (VDH)

www.vdh.state.va.us/

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Department of Health and Human Services- sponsors health __________, __________, gathers and _________ health information, sets health and _________ standards, supports ________ and ________ departments, ______ programs for people in need of _______ services.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

______________is under the International Government

_________ Services is run by the __________ Government

_____________ are done through the Local Government

___________ at the _________ falls under the National Government

______ smuggling is taken care of through the National Government

___________ falls under the National Government

The international Government takes care of aid to ___________countries

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

_________________________________________________Collects data and conducts research on diseases________________________________________________Work full time for one year in a federal, state or private nonprofit agency

__________________________________Protects the public from environmental hazardsSets standards for safe exposure___________________________________ Inspecting and grading meat, poultry and other farm products

School lunch programsFood stamps

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS__________________________________________

Conducts research in all areas of human health

__________________________________________Identifies occupational hazards and enforces

safety standard laws_________________________________

Inspects, tests and assesses the safety of food, drugs and other consumer goods

_________________________________Investigates and arrests suspected drug

smuggling

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS_____________________________________________Promotes improvements in the practice of medicine, the organization and financing of health care, and access to quality care.

__________________________________________________Supports programs that prevent and treat mental illness and substance abuse

__________________________________________________Funds health services and resources for underserved populations such as migrant workers, people with AIDS and the homeless

__________________________________________________ Investigates and assesses risks to human health from hazardous materials

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCIES

_________________________________________Seek to help boost food production and

prevent diseases through education and immunization programs

Collects worldwide health statistics to evaluate and predict health threats.

________________________________________________________________Aids children through immunization

programs, daycare and health centers, school food programs, and training for nurses and teachers

______________________________________________Works to improve food production and

distribution in developing countries

INDEPENDENT AND PRIVATELY FUNDED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

____________________________________________Privately fundedProvides healthcare, food, water, and emergency assistance to refugees and disaster victims

____________________Privately fundedAids victims of disasters and war_________________________________________Privately funded Food relief programs in famine areas

INDEPENDENT AND PRIVATELY FUNDED HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

__________________________________________________Provides support for developing countriesDistribution of food to countries in famineOral-rehydration (severe water loss due to diarrhea is the leading cause of death for children in developing countries)

___________________U.S. Government organizationTrains volunteers for public health work in developing countries

__________________________________________________American Heart AssociationAmerican Cancer SocietyMarch of DimesAmerican Diabetes Association