Question

Name the four steps of the Public Health Model, and use STD infections on a college campus to illustrate how you would complete each step. (Need a new answer not from other Chegg answers)

Answer 1

Public health is mainly based on the health and safety of the community .Public health model is a model that addresses health or social problems .It is a 4 step based approach and this can be used to sort out any health related issues.

Step 1 Defining and monitoring the problem prevalent in the society by using variables such as what,when and who

Step 2 Identification of risk as well as protective factors.

Step 3 Development of test prevention strategies.

Step 4 Assuring widespread adoption of preventive programs.

2 PHM for STD infections

Step 1 who,what,when ,where and how associated with the problem .Inorder to understand the magnigtude of the problem by analyzing data such as unprotected sex ,and deaths.The data determines the frequency of deaths due to STDs,trends and the victims of the disease.

Step 2 It includes risk factor and protective factor.Risk factor which includes the likelihood of a person becoming a victim or as a carrier of the disease.On the other hand protective factor decreases the likelihoood of a person becoming a victim or a carrier of STDs.

Step 3 Research data findings from community surveys for designing prevention programs.Once the prevention programs are implemented,they are evaluated rigorously to determine their effectiveness.

Step 4 programs which have been proved effective,must be implemented and adopted broadly.Communities are encouraged to implement programs and to evaluate the success.Disssemination techniques to promote widespread adoption of the programs inthe college.