Public Health Systems A CLOSER LOOK AT PUBLIC

Public Health Systems A CLOSER LOOK AT PUBLIC HEALTH TRENDS DR. CARL ARROW, PHD

OBJECTIVE At the end of this presentation, we should be able to identify the parts of the public health systems. Knowing how these parts link and expressing theory, and the practical aspect of the system

System Theory and Action Research in Public Health System Theory Action Research Public Health System • Collaboration • Community Engagement • Education & Information sharing • Burden of Disease Treatment • Disease Prevention • Public Safety • Community Health Sustainability

System Theory - A research method used to studying society or community. Importance: -Engagement -Collection of data / Gathering data -Information sharing -Broadening public health information globally Stokols (2006).

System Theory (Cont). Advantages - Health education reforms - Community engagement and collaboration between multi-facet of leadership, policymakers, community leaders, & stakeholders (e, g, WHO, CDC, UNESCO, ILO. . etc). - Communication network : Use of technology Based For example, Obesity – Introduction of Body Mass Index (BMI) - diagnose by the individual weight, height and age.

Reference Stokols, D. (2006). Toward a science of transdisciplinary action research. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38(1 -2), 6377. doi: //dx. doi. org/10. 1007/s 10464 -0069060 -5