(L002) What is Public Health?

Learn about the mission, history, functions and impact of public health.
1:08 Definition of public health
3:11 A working definition of public health for the 21st century
4:02 Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, and how primary prevention is the primary mission of public health
6:16 Six eras of public health history:
6:55 Health protection era
14:51 Hygiene movement era
19:59 Contagious disease control era
22:37 Filling medical care systems holes era
26:12 Health promotion and disease prevention era
29:09 Population health era
30:32 Five key values that represent public health practice
33:15 Three core public health functions
35:02 Ten essential public health services
37:13 The life span impact of public health in the 20th century
REGISTER AND GET MORE:
www.train.org/ND/course/1086526
- Test your comprehension with a quiz
- Earn Certified in Public Health continuing education credit
- Order a Certificate of Completion
COURSE PROVIDER:
The North Dakota Public Health Training Network (NDPHTN) develops core competencies in public health practitioners around the world through practical, practice-based training. Learn more at www.ndphtn.com
INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Terry Dwelle is the former North Dakota State Health Officer and the current President and Educational Director of North Dakota Public Health Training Network (NDPHTN). He has over 40 years of clinical and public health experience in the United States, Eastern Europe, Latin and South America, and Central and East Africa.
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