274914 Looking for the Holy Grail – Defining the Scope of Public Health

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Ehud Miron, MD , Ministry of Health, Israel, Nazareth, Israel
     
A review of the different models of defining the scope of public health, the measure of adoption of each of the proposed models. An examination of the possible impacts of model adoption at national and international levels and a proposal for a global framework of a public health functions model.

Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Define the existing models of public health functions. Compare the advantages of the models. Evaluate the possible outcomes of applying a model at national and international levels.

Keywords: Public Health Education, Performance Measures

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been chairing the WFPHA workgroup on Public Health and Education and Training since 2010 and I have worked on implementation of Public Health Essential Functions in Israel.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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