Final Outline for Community Health
Chapter 1
Introduction
Factors of Community Health * Physical factors – industrial development, community size, environment, geography * Social and cultural factors – beliefs, traditions, and prejudices; economics; politics; religion; socioeconomic status; social norms * Community organization – identify problem, mobilize resources, work toward change * Individual behaviors – takes the concerted effort of many—if not most—to improve community health
Chapter 2
Organizations under the DHHS * Administration on Aging (AoA)– Designated to carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 * Administration for Children and Families (ACF)– Responsible for providing direction and leadership for all federal programs for needy children and families (administers Head Start program) * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)– Lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety * Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)– created by Superfund legislation; serves public to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)– The nation’s premiere health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency and global leader in public health * Food and Drug Administration (FDA)– Responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation * Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)– Administers the Medicare (elderly & certain disabilities) & Medicaid (poor) programs which provide health care coverage to about 87 million Americans * Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)– Helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations; works to build the health care workforce * Indian Health Services
Introduction
Factors of Community Health * Physical factors – industrial development, community size, environment, geography * Social and cultural factors – beliefs, traditions, and prejudices; economics; politics; religion; socioeconomic status; social norms * Community organization – identify problem, mobilize resources, work toward change * Individual behaviors – takes the concerted effort of many—if not most—to improve community health
Chapter 2
Organizations under the DHHS * Administration on Aging (AoA)– Designated to carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 * Administration for Children and Families (ACF)– Responsible for providing direction and leadership for all federal programs for needy children and families (administers Head Start program) * Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)– Lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety * Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)– created by Superfund legislation; serves public to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)– The nation’s premiere health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency and global leader in public health * Food and Drug Administration (FDA)– Responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation * Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)– Administers the Medicare (elderly & certain disabilities) & Medicaid (poor) programs which provide health care coverage to about 87 million Americans * Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)– Helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations; works to build the health care workforce * Indian Health Services