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PUBH 140V Assignment #2:  Public Health Functions 

PUBH 140V Assignment #2:  Public Health Functions 

PUBH 140V Assignment #2:  Public Health Functions 

Due:  Wed, 2 Sept., 2020

In 1998 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Science (NAS) published a review entitled “The futures of Public Health” setting out Core Public Health functions and the ten essential public health services. These Core Functions and Essential Services are presented in your textbook and discussed in lecture.

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In this exercise you will review the current public health response to the Covid-19 outbreak and identify public health actions at the Federal and State/local level.  The educational goal is to better understand the type of public health actions taken at both the State and Federal level.

 

Complete both tables as described here.  You may use your home state or home country as indicated below.

 

Federal Level Public Health. (see attached Table 1)

 

  • Identify 3 Public Health Actions in each major Core Function.
  • For each public health action indicate:
    1. Describe the action
    2. Who is taking the action? (Which Federal Agency or other organization)
    3. Explain why the action relates to the Core Function you identified.
    4. Identify which essential service(s) are served by the Public Health action you selected.

 

 

State Level Public Health. (see attached Table 2)

 

  • Identify 3 Public Health Actions in each major Core Function.
  • For each public health action indicate:
    1. Describe the action
    2. Who is taking the action? (Which State Agency or other organization)
    3. Explain why the action relates to the Core Function you identified.
    4. Identify which essential service(s) are served by the Public Health action you selected.

 

Table 1:  Federal Level Response: (e.g. CDC, NIH, FDA, White House Task Force)

International Students may use examples from their home country and the WHO

 

Core Function Federal

Agency

 Public Health Action Taken Explain the Core Function and

identify the essential service

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Table 2:  State Level Response: (e.g.  Dept of Health, County level manager, State Governor/legislature etc.)

( You may use the State you are currently in in not at Stetson)

 

Core Function Agency or NGO Public Health Action Taken Explain the Core Function and

identify the essential service

 Notes: (URL)
Assessment        
       
       
       
Policy Development        
       
       
       
Assurance        
       
       
       
Research