Public health involves monitoring health status and issues that affect communities, investigating diseases and epidemics, and building workforce and infrastructure capabilities. Key aspects of public health include assessing the local health system, community health status, forces of change, and strategic issues. Data comes from various sources like vital statistics, surveys, inspections, and research to monitor issues, services, and environmental health factors.

1. What is Public Health ?What is Public Health ?
AVRIL TISDALE, PhDAVRIL TISDALE, PhD
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

2. Public Health
Response
•Bioterrorism
•Emerging infections
•Other health status
Surveillance Laboratory
Practice
Epidemic
Investigations
Workforce
Capacity &
Competency
Information &
Data Systems
Organizational
Capacity
Essential Capabilities
Basic
Infrastructure
Pyramid of Public Health System Preparedness

3. Four MAPP Assessments
• Local public health system
assessment
Measures the capacity and performance of
the local public health system-all
organizations and entities that contribute to
the public’s health

4. Four MAPP Assessments
• Community health status
assessment
Assesses data about health status, quality of
life, and risk factors in the community

5. Four MAPP Assessments
• Forces of change assessment
Identifies forces that are or will be affecting
the community of the local public health
system

6. ASSESSMENT DATA SOURCES:
Methods of distribution of
findings:
• Annual vital
statistics report
• Special projects
report
• State health report
• Monographs
• Fact sheets
• Professional
publications
• Media releases

7. ASSESSMENT DATA SOURCES:
Data on the range & quality of
services:
• Selected treatment management review
data
• Consumer complaint follow-up
information
• Facility & professional licensure data
• Research

8. ASSESSMENT DATA SOURCES:
Environmental Health Data:
• Sanitary survey
• Air & water monitoring
• Public reforms
• Facility inspections
• Laboratory test data
• Research