Question

Define the terms public health and health promotion.

What are the similarities and differences between the two?

What specific health promotion activity was provided in your community during the past one year and what was the beneficial result?

How did Healthy People 2020 develop and what is the purpose and goals of this program?

Over the years, the public health care system has evolved due to the numerous legislative and regulatory influences. These efforts are being illustrated as legislative and regulatory pressures on the form and function of the delivery system.

What current legislation has had the maximum impact on the way health care is provided?

What interest group(s) influenced the establishment of this legislation?

Mention an interest associated with a health care promotion or wellness program that, according to you, had the greatest impact on the people of the U.S. in the last three years. Provide a description of this program.
The description should include the following details:

What were the activities actually associated with the program?

How was it reported in the media?

What was it about this program that had an impact on you?

What population was involved? Why do you think the specified population was involved in the program?

What do you think can be done by society to promote this program?

Answer 1

1.public health- public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.

Health promotion- health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health.

2.similarities between health promotion and public health are

• Aims to understand and act on factors that cause poor health,and those that create and sustain good health.

The differences between public health and health promotion are public health involves the health of all the peoples while health promotion may apply to even single people.health promotion occurring through voluntary behaviour changes and public health through education, policy making and research.

3.one of the main health promotion programme was ottawa charter for health promotion.they set out five strategies such as

• Build health public policy
• Create supportive enviornments
• Strengthen community actions
• Develop personal skills
• Reorient health services

It was beneficial because it reduced mortality and morbidity rate.

4.Healthy people 2020 is the result of multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.

The purpose and goal of this programme is

• Attain high quality,longer lives free of preventable diseases ,disability,injury,premature death
• Improve health of all groups
• Promote quality of life,healthy behaviours and healthy development.