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Community Health Roles


Complete The Community Health Roles worksheet.

(Instructions are also on the first two pages of the worksheet)

Part I:
Start by reviewing the articles on quasi-government and non-governmental agencies in your REQUIRED course materials. Then:

  • Provide solid definitions of governmental agencies, quasi-government, non-government agencies. Please do not copy your definitions from a dictionary or any source. You must explain these in your own words. Copying and/or direct quoting will result in 0 points on this portion of your assignment.
  • Explain the difference between public health and medical services.

Part II:
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the chart below. In each box in column 1, you need to select four public health concerns from the list below. (You might want to review information on some of the suggested health topics in Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 9 in your textbook, listed in RECOMMENDED course materials.) Your task is to find health-related organizations/agencies and a link to their website that address these issues at three distinct levels:

  • Governmental Agencies (column B)
  • Quasi-Government Agencies (column C)
  • Non-Governmental Agencies (column D).

Then, in column E, write in one or two sentences explaining why this issue is a public or community health concern. Remember that public/community health focuses on populations, not individuals. Think back to your explanation in Part II outlining the differences between public health medical services. You are required to review scholarly research to determine the role of public health as it relates to these issues. Each description MUST include a citation.

Please note that your description of the importance to public health should not be rooted in the individual medical health care. Public health focuses on populations, not individual care. See the example below to help you with your worksheet responses.

Pick 4 from this list:

Premature infants

Alzheimer’s disease

Injury and violence prevention

Air pollution

Water pollution

Diabetes

Food safety

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Homelessness

Emergency Preparedness

Suicide

Alcohol Abuse

Obesity

Smoking

Sleep health

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

CHART EXAMPLE:


COLUMN A

COLUMN B

COLUMN C

COLUMN D

COLUMN E

Health Concern

Government

Quasi-Government

Non-Government

Why is this issue a significant community/public health concern?

Cancer

National Cancer Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health) (http://www.nih.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org/) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Colorado State University (cancer research center)
(http://www.colostate.edu/features/cancer-collaboration-cu.aspx) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States (HealthyPeople.gov, 2015). By researching and developing means of prevention, we can reduce premature deaths in the population thereby improving the health of our nation.

Reference:
HealthyPeople.gov. (2015). Cancer. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objective...

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Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Public Health: Part I Governmental Agencies: Government agencies are organizations in the structures of the government with specific roles (Chan and Wilson Li 34). The agencies assist ministries, and other government departs in delivering services to the citizens. An agency may either be commissioned by state governments or the national government. They assist in implementing government programs, policy formulation, research, and development within their jurisdiction. Quasi-government: Quasi-government organizations are corporations that were initially established by the government but are autonomous (Chan and Wilson Li 46). They get finances from both the government and the private sector. They are independent organizations that provide crucial services to citizens. Non- government Agencies: They are famously known as NGOs. These are either national or international organizations with a key interest in making lives of people good (Chan and Wilson Li 74). They exist in all aspects of human life from medicine, politics, economics and even sports. They get funds from international organizations like the IMF, World Bank, and governments of the developed nations. They can penetrate deep into the society’s fabric where the government and its agencies cannot reach. They provide services that profit –for- organizations cannot since NGOs provide services without a profit motive. Public Health and Medical Services: To understand both the public health and medical services, we must know what each stands for. The major difference fronted by professionals and scholars is that public health deals with the community while medical services deal with an individual’s health (Baum 45). Public health deal with the health concerns of a whole community, that is, an extension of the ind...


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