Welcome to Seminar

Unit 6Robin Harley, Ph.D.

Agenda

• Review of Unit 5– “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”

• Unit 6– Role of public health– Prevention

• Preview of Unit 7

• Q&A?

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE

• You will get four answers from which to choose. • Type your answer as soon as you

know it.• Keep track of your score.

For 100

A group of people within a defined geographic locale

A CLUB

C COMMUNITY

B ETHNICITY

D FAMILY

For 200

Considering people as part of the change process

A BEHAVIOR

C POLICY

B HUMAN ELEMENT

D COMPASSION

For 500

Gap between a population’s actual health status and expected years of a healthy life

A DISEASEBURDEN

C RELATIVEHEALTH

B LIFE

EXPECTANCY

D QUALITYOF LIFE

For 1,000

State of well being in life where a person can cope with natural stressors.

A COPING SKILLS

C HEALTH

B DAILY ACTIVITIES

D MENTAL HEALTH

For 5,000

This was declared by the National Institute of Mental Health for the 1990s

A DECADE OF THE

MIND

C PRIORITY OF

COMMUNITY CARE

B DEINSTITUTION-

ALIZATION

D DECADE OF THE

BRAIN

For 10,000 Around 30% of this total population is

partially or totally excluded from access to healthcare

A LATIN AMERICA

C ASIA

B EUROPE

D UNITED STATES

For 50,000 How many people worldwide currently

suffer from mental illness?

A 100 MILLION

C 450 MILLION

B 200 MILLION

D 625 MILLION

Question 1

What does public health encompass?

Question 2What are the public health implications of the BP oil spill?

Photo from NASA (2010)

Question 3

What types of careers are available in the field of public health?

Question 4

What are some methods of prevention for cancer in general?

Unit 7 Preview

• Geo-political factors, the Internet, and e-health• Reading: Unit lessons and ch. 19• Project: Compile a one page annotated bibliography of

websites related to health and wellness. Include reliable websites that you could refer your patients to for health information.– The annotations should describe the website’s purpose, type of

information provided and availability of languages other than English.– The websites should be related to health and wellness programs,

services, information, education or public service announcements.– Write them in APA reference format

References

Holtz, C. (2008). Global health care: Issues and policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Kaplan University. (2010). HW215 course materials. Retrieved from www.kaplan.edu

Microsoft Corporation. (2010). Microsoft clipart. Retrieved from http://www.microsoft.com

NASA (2010). NASA and NOAA satellite imagery of the Gulf of Mexico oil slick. Retrieved from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=43846