Lesson 1 : Intro

• Health is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health
• Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease
• Health is considered a basic and universal human right
• The State is responsible for protecting and promoting the right to health of the people and instilling health consciousness among them
• Public Health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health and efficiency through organized community effort
• Major concepts of Public Health include health promotion, disease prevention, and people's participation towards self-reliance
• Public Health involves organized community efforts and informed choices of society, private and public communities, and individuals for various health-related activities
• Division of Public Health includes Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health services/health policy and management/health administration, Environmental health, Social and behavioral health, and Occupational health
• The 10 Essential Public Health Services include Assessment of needs, Policy Development, and Assurance
• Three types of prevention are Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, and Tertiary Prevention
• The 5 steps of the public health approach in addressing health problems in the community are defining the health problem, identifying associated risk factors, developing and testing community-level interventions, implementing interventions, and monitoring their effectiveness
• History of Public Health in the Philippines includes developments during the Spanish-colonial Period, Philippine Revolution and American Colonial Period, Philippines Commonwealth and Establishment of the Republic, and subsequent health reforms and regulations
• The Formula One for Health is a strategic framework for health reforms formulated by the Department of Health (DOH) using four pillars: Service Delivery, Health Care Financing, Health Governance, and Health Regulation