What is Public Health

Review the following to support your understanding of this week’s objectives:

Chapter 1 Power Point: Public Health Chapter 1.pptx
Chapter 12 Power Point: Public Health Chapter 12.pptx
The Public Health System and the 10 Essential Public Health Services (https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/nphps/index.html)
Public Health and Medicine (https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/about/public-health-medicine/)
Delaware Division of Public Health (https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/index.html)
Watch the following videos to support your understanding of this week’s objectives and to help you complete the assignments: :

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This Is Public Health

User: n/a – Added: 9/29/10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkGx6gRGIY

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What is Public Health? https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/about/public-health-medicine/

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What in the Health Is Public Health? Treatment vs. Prevention: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/index.html

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A smarter, more precise way to think about public health | Sue Desmond-Hellmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddxHlkIuHqg

WRITING ASSIGNMENT DETAILS:

After completing the readings and reviewing the resources for this week, develop a definition of public health including the difference between public health and medicine. In addition, select one global, national, or state public health agency (as identified in readings or local to where you live), and identify the following: the service(s) they provide, any connection to the U.S.  health care delivery system (if applicable), and which of the 10 Essential Public Health Services the organization performs (may be more than 1).
This assignment should be completed in APA format and include 2-3 peer-reviewed journal articles as references. Publication dates for articles should be within the last 6 years .