The core functions of the public health system are defined as;
1)Assessment
2)Policy Development
3)Assurance.
Your task is to answer in your own words the two part question below;
1)How do the Public Health core functions compare with the functions of medical care?
2)How do the six disciplines of Public Health used to accomplish the core functions? The six disciplines of Public Health are;
a.Epidemiology
b.Statistics
c.Biomedical Sciences
d.Social and Behavioral Sciences
e.Environmental Sciences
f.Health Policy and Management or Health Administration
In additional to answering the topics stated above you are to include the following in your word:
1)Why is this topic important to Public Health?
2)Why did you select this topic? What is its importance?
3)How can we get involved?
4)List at least one other resource besides your book.