Public Health Systems
Module 1: Readings Module 1 Lesson: Introduction to Public Health Systems, Organizations, and Practice Riegelman, R., & Kirkwood, B. (2019). Public health 101: Improving Community Health (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 1: Public Health: The Population Health Approach Chapter 9: Health Professionals and the Health Workforce Turnock, B. J. (2016). Essentials of public health (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 1: What is Public Health? Chapter 3: Public Health and the Health System Module 1: Personal Definition of Public Health and its Effects on Daily Life Without using any formal definitions, please describe your personal definition of public health. Also, provide a brief reflection of a typical day’s activities. Analyze these activities from a public health perspective – how is your day impacted by public health practice and/or philosophy? What is the difference between individual health and population health? Module 2: Readings Module 2 Lesson: Public Health Core Function and Essential Services Riegelman, R., & Kirkwood, B. (2019). Public health 101: Improving Community Health (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 12: Public Health Institutions and Systems Turnock, B. J. (2016). Essentials of public health (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 1: What is Public Health? Module 2: Public Health Essentials and Core Functions (Required, graded) Why is having a strong understanding in the public health essentials and public health core functions a critical factor in the implementation of community initiatives? Please elaborate in your answer.
