Introduction and Concepts of Community Public Health

• Health is derived from “ hal ” means hale, sound, whole
• The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
• Health derived from “hal” means hale, sound, whole.
• According to WHO (1946), health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
• Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living.
• Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities.
• According to McKenzie (2018), health is a dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person’s interactions with and adaptations to his or her environment.
• A person can have a disease or injury and still be healthy or at least feel well.
• Tuberculosis remained uncontrolled during the commonwealth period.
• The Commonwealth established the UP School of Public Health in 1936.
• Malaria, beri-beri, and intestinal diseases remained undiminished during the commonwealth period.
• Despite the establishment of the UP School of Public Health, the death rate remained high during the commonwealth period.
• BS in Education major in health education was offered in U.P from 1936 to 1942.
• Maternal and Child Health, School Health, Health education of the public, Public Health Nursing, Public Health Dentistry, Hospital and Laboratory services were all strengthened during the commonwealth period.
• A community is a collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics such as geography, interests, experiences, concerns or values.
• A healthy community is characterized by membership, common symbol systems, shared values and norms, mutual influence, shared needs and commitment to meeting them, and shared emotional connection.
• Leadership in a healthy community assesses the needs and resources, public health support includes public health and social infrastructure and policies that support health, and health service delivery is equitable, affordable, and available quality health care services.
• Public Health is ecological in perspective, in scope and collaborative in strategy.
• Public Health aims to improve the health of communities through an organized community effort.
• Public health infrastructures need to reflect that it is an interdisciplinary pursuit with a commitment to equity, public participation, sustainable development and freedom from war.
• Public Health is part of a global commitment and strategy.
• Community Health is the health status of a defined group of people and the actions and conditions to promote, protect, and preserve their health.
• Population Health is a group of individuals, including the distribution of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.
• Global Health describes health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries and may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by cooperative actions and solutions.
• The Old Franciscan Convent was converted into San Juan De Dios Hospital in 1659.
• Understanding the relationship between how the population experience the place and the impact of the place on health is basic to social and physical determinants of health.
• The Chinese General Hospital was established in 1891.
• Individual Behaviors contribute to the health of the entire community and takes the concerted effort of many — if not most — of the individuals in a community to make a program work.
• Examples of Social Determinants of Health include Income and Social Protection, Education, Unemployment and Job Insecurity, Working life conditions, Food Insecurity, Housing, Basic Amenities and the Environment, Early Childhood Development, Social Inclusion and Non- discrimination, Structural conflict, and Access to Affordable and Quality Health Services.
• Economic Stability, Education, Social and community context, Health and Health care, Neighborhood and built environment, Food are key areas of Social Determinants.
• Social Determinants of Health are the conditions in the social, physical, and economic environment in which people are born, live, work, and age.
• Hospicio de San Jose in Cavite was established in 1611.
• Public health work during Spanish regime began at the portera of the old Franciscan convent in Intramuros where indigents in Manila was treated.
• Infirmaries de Sta. Ana in Iloilo was established in 1877.
• Social Determinants of Health consist of policies, programs, and institutions, and other aspects of the social structure (including the government and private sectors), as well as community factors.
• Community Organization is a process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or change targets, mobilize resources, and develop and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals.
• Case de Caridad in Cebu was established in 1859.
• Community and Public Health activities are aimed at protecting or improving the health of a population or community and directly affect the health of the population.
• Herd Immunity is the resistance of a population to the spread of an infectious agent based on the immunity of a high proportion of individuals.
• Personal Health Activities are individual actions and decision-making that affect the health of an individual or his or her immediate family members or friends and seldom directly affect the health of others.