Future concerns are likely to impact public
health
- Food safety
- Health care associated infections
- Motor vehicle injury
- HIV
- Prescription overdose
- Teen pregnancy
- Tobacco use
- Heart disease and stroke
- Nutrition, Physical activity and obesity
- Alcohol-related harms
- Tobacco use
- Environmental threats
- Increasing public violence
- Potential threat of biological, chemical and radiation
terrorism
Global health concerns impacting your
community
- Patient barriers of care: This involves
accessing care in the community. There are many factors responsible
for it such as lack of knowlede about avalibility of services,
cost, cultural beliefs, distance etc.
- Culturally appropriate education: Health
education programmes must address the cultural and social
dimentions of health care. Programmes should be tailored as per the
target community.
- Local management: Partnering with local
doctors is essential for efficient and effective health care
delivery.
- Programme Evaluation metrics: In order to
avoid pitfall, the organization must strive to maximiza their
resources by measuring the outcomes of their work
Application of knowledge into current
practice
- Clear understanding of current health problems
- Únderstanding the disease pattern in the community
- Developing the Health Promotional programmes
- Evaluation of health programmes
- Suggesting the measures helps to remove barriers of health
concerns