7$
one and half page
Answer the following questions on
Public Health Services:
1.
The Public Health Service
originated in 1798 as the Marine Hospital Service. Identify two (2) motivating
factors that prompted that development.
2.
Why, in the 1960s, were the
health-related programs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Neighborhood Health Centers
assigned to non-health federal agencies instead of the Public Health Service?
Please provide two (2) examples.
3.
Public health efforts and those
of private medicine complement each other and together serve the spectrum of
health service needs of American society. Why, then, has their relationship
been sometimes contentious and have they not consistently worked together
proactively to improve the health status of Americans? Please provide two
(2) examples.
4.
Contrast the population-based
orientation of public health with the individual-centered focus of private
health practitioners. Provide two (2) examples.
5.
Deaths in the United States
that result from preventable causes total approximately 40% of all deaths each
year. Deaths result from tobacco use, poor dietary habits and sedentary
lifestyles. What additional two (2) actions should/could the U.S. health
care system use to combat the factors that contribute to preventable deaths or
incentivize more healthy living lifestyles among the most at-risk populations?
