Application to knowledge:
In humanities we learned about what policies are and how they work in the United States. Policies come in many ways and they can be big or small. A policy is a rule for the citizens to follow that is created by the government. My paper was on how public health deals with disease outbreaks. Public health is defiantly something we take for granted and my paper gave facts and scholarly sources that tell the benefits of public health.
Priya Raj
3/6/2016
University of Utah Humanities
Public Health Dealing with disease outbreaks
Within the United States, we are formed my policies. A policy is a rule made by the government for everyone to follow. The government takes part in many policies but health care is one of the most important ones. Public health care can be clinics or hospitals; specialized to inform the public of better health opportunities. Public health is very broad of a topic and Disease outbreaks are not talked about often. There are many things the government does to prevent outbreaks by making policies for the public health care facilities to follow.
Historical content:
Public health is defiantly taken for granted here in the United States. The United States had spent over $4500 per capita on public health. (Healthpublicblog) Public health centers are located everywhere in the Utah area. Almost one every 15 min. (alpha) Public health centers can be used for free check-ups, consulting to a doctor about any health issues, get condoms or women can apply for birth control. This is one of the most invested policies when government decides where money is going. Although it varies from country to country; its main goal is to offer health services to patients. People say “The focus of public health intervention is to improve health and quality of life through prevention and treatment of disease and other physical and mental health conditions.”(Wikipidia) Public health develops new methods to treat new diseases and help explore other technics of treatment. The funding that is received to help with treatment plans is donated by the government. Once the money is given to the facilities; the facility will then use that money to help grow the community. Whether that is creating ways of treatment or helping cure patients; the money given to public health is well used. Public health care does take a lot of money and time though. Not only is government funding helping to pay exploration but to also pay people in the health care professions. Most public health facilities offer birth control options, offer condoms and free checkups with doctors. Doctor Marks says “One of the first examples of immunization came as early as 100 BC in China. Children were “inoculated” against smallpox by putting the pus from a lesion of an infected individual into a scratch on their arm to prevent them from contracting the disease. Another example of early public health programs was in the 14th century during the “Black Death” in Europe. Officials found that they could stem the spread of the disease by burning portions of the cities where infestations had been so prevalent. We now know that the disease was rodent borne. So, burning the cities killed off the infestations of rats that were spreading the disease.”(admininfo) Throughout the years and currently new ideas keep help expanding our knowledge of how doctors can deal with disease outbreaks. As Doctor Marks said; we learn as the years go by and know how to deal with new diseases by just observing our mistakes from previous years. One thing the public health cannot do is publish any information without authorization The HIPAA policy states “The Privacy Rule permits covered entities to disclose protected health information, without authorization, to public health authorities who are legally authorized to receive such reports for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.” (HHSgov)This prevents knowledge of the disease to be known to other patient thus slowing down the process of new methods of treatment. Although it is still changing with new ideas; public health is something very important to this country. If it were not for public health many scientist, doctors, engineers etc. would not have saved as many lives.
Current Issues:
There are many issues in the public health care today. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. (WHO) Ebola was first found in Africa then had traveled to America from passengers. The symptoms of the Ebola virus look like a common cold but can be very dangerous. Ebola spreads by bodily fluids from one animal/human to the next. The disease has a high risk of death, killing between 25 and 90 percent of those infected, with an average of about 50 percent. This is often due to low blood pressure, and typically follows six to sixteen days after symptoms appear. (ebolawiki) for a human to show symptoms, the disease takes 2-21 days for visible symptoms. This is a very fast disease and kills the body quickly. Derek Gatherer believes that the Ebola virus may have initially been transmitted to humans from bats. (livescience). This means that Ebola had first started in bats and slowly had gotten into the human immune system. This probably happened from humans not washing hands correctly. Bats are one of the most common animals in Africa and travel mostly at night. Dr. Bruce Hirsch says “Ebola symptoms seem like those of many other viruses. Symptoms can be: Muscle pain, severe headache, and Weakness, Diarrhea, Vomiting, and Abdominal pain.” These symptoms depending on the human can show up slowly or quick. This makes it difficult to diagnosis the patient in time. In most cases Ebola processes too quickly and the patient dies. This is the reason why public health is so important. Medical advances had to come quick for doctors and nurses to deal with this new disease. Ebola is one of those diseases that are hard to cure. Many doctors remember that a high nutrient of good food is recommended. Blood pressure is one of the most important things dealing with Ebola. Once Ebola hits the system; it slowly starts to shut down the immune system. Thus, acting like your body is dying. Food and drug administration talks how to treat Ebola “maintenance of blood pressure and maintenance of oxygenation, pain control, nutritional support, and treatment of secondary bacterial infections and pre-existing comorbidities.” (cdc.gov) Although doctors try to help the patient as much as they can; patients still have a high chance of death. Public health has developed many machines that filter the blood that helps take the bad blood out and replace it with the good. Doctors ask people to transfer blood to one patient to the other. Once Ebola had hit the Unites States; they were quick to act. The government dealt with Ebola and had cured patients because the public health system was so advanced and ready for this challenge.
Opinion:
Personally; I think public health is one of the best things America has. Many people take public health for granted and don’t realize how important it is. Americans pay taxes of varies to support public health developments. Public health uses that money to make new medications and equipment to better assist the patient. Most Americans think public health is great and is greatly supported by many people and companies. The medication facilities have lots of job growth to offer and are always in need for more doctors, nurses, engineers and scientist. Public health benefits the community by helping people get better access to care and treatment. Doctors in the health career also specialize in one area. This helps give the most advice and help to the patient. If doctors specialize in one area, they have a higher chance of success in diagnosis to the disease. One obvious reason for entering the health field in general is the money, and by pursuing a public health career you’ll be able to earn salaries that are well above the national average. Not only does public health help people; it also helps with the cost. The health facilities make health prices very low and try to accommodate any way they can. Doctors also help the patient create a care plan that is affordable and will work efficiently. The public health care helps improve the workforce and produce a positive atmosphere. It teaches young adults to help the community and grow their desire to help people. One great thing about public health care is that it is always evolving all the time. There is always room to grow and learn new things. With more equipment’s and medication; doctors are always learning and the public health industry is still growing. One reason why I would want to join the public health career is helping people in general. Once a doctor or anyone in the medical career helps one person, that one person will affect other people also. Doctors help everyday patients and make friends with them all the time! This helps the patient feel comfortable with the facilities and gains the doctors trust. In the United States; public health care is the most advanced throughout the world. I hope one day that the idea of public health spreads to other countries. It’s sad that America is so blessed and advanced, that we forget other countries are not the same way. I believe America should set up public health centers throughout the world, to help and learn new techniques for treatment. Not only would this help millions upon millions of lives but also help other economies grow and build new friendships. For example if a country is a third world country; sending professional health takers to these countries would lead to growth of economy and open up thousands of jobs. Many countries could evolve with us and treat patients the best of their knowledge. Doctors in China had created many treatment plans to help patients. They pass that information on throughout the world and help other patients get cured. I hope one day that the idea of public health spreads the knowledge and work together to share information and help each other with new techniques.
References:
9-Unknown. Black Pledge. Admin.2010.
10-Unkown. Public Health Centers in Utah. Alpha facts.2002-2016.
3/6/2016
University of Utah Humanities
Public Health Dealing with disease outbreaks
Within the United States, we are formed my policies. A policy is a rule made by the government for everyone to follow. The government takes part in many policies but health care is one of the most important ones. Public health care can be clinics or hospitals; specialized to inform the public of better health opportunities. Public health is very broad of a topic and Disease outbreaks are not talked about often. There are many things the government does to prevent outbreaks by making policies for the public health care facilities to follow.
Historical content:
Public health is defiantly taken for granted here in the United States. The United States had spent over $4500 per capita on public health. (Healthpublicblog) Public health centers are located everywhere in the Utah area. Almost one every 15 min. (alpha) Public health centers can be used for free check-ups, consulting to a doctor about any health issues, get condoms or women can apply for birth control. This is one of the most invested policies when government decides where money is going. Although it varies from country to country; its main goal is to offer health services to patients. People say “The focus of public health intervention is to improve health and quality of life through prevention and treatment of disease and other physical and mental health conditions.”(Wikipidia) Public health develops new methods to treat new diseases and help explore other technics of treatment. The funding that is received to help with treatment plans is donated by the government. Once the money is given to the facilities; the facility will then use that money to help grow the community. Whether that is creating ways of treatment or helping cure patients; the money given to public health is well used. Public health care does take a lot of money and time though. Not only is government funding helping to pay exploration but to also pay people in the health care professions. Most public health facilities offer birth control options, offer condoms and free checkups with doctors. Doctor Marks says “One of the first examples of immunization came as early as 100 BC in China. Children were “inoculated” against smallpox by putting the pus from a lesion of an infected individual into a scratch on their arm to prevent them from contracting the disease. Another example of early public health programs was in the 14th century during the “Black Death” in Europe. Officials found that they could stem the spread of the disease by burning portions of the cities where infestations had been so prevalent. We now know that the disease was rodent borne. So, burning the cities killed off the infestations of rats that were spreading the disease.”(admininfo) Throughout the years and currently new ideas keep help expanding our knowledge of how doctors can deal with disease outbreaks. As Doctor Marks said; we learn as the years go by and know how to deal with new diseases by just observing our mistakes from previous years. One thing the public health cannot do is publish any information without authorization The HIPAA policy states “The Privacy Rule permits covered entities to disclose protected health information, without authorization, to public health authorities who are legally authorized to receive such reports for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.” (HHSgov)This prevents knowledge of the disease to be known to other patient thus slowing down the process of new methods of treatment. Although it is still changing with new ideas; public health is something very important to this country. If it were not for public health many scientist, doctors, engineers etc. would not have saved as many lives.
Current Issues:
There are many issues in the public health care today. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. (WHO) Ebola was first found in Africa then had traveled to America from passengers. The symptoms of the Ebola virus look like a common cold but can be very dangerous. Ebola spreads by bodily fluids from one animal/human to the next. The disease has a high risk of death, killing between 25 and 90 percent of those infected, with an average of about 50 percent. This is often due to low blood pressure, and typically follows six to sixteen days after symptoms appear. (ebolawiki) for a human to show symptoms, the disease takes 2-21 days for visible symptoms. This is a very fast disease and kills the body quickly. Derek Gatherer believes that the Ebola virus may have initially been transmitted to humans from bats. (livescience). This means that Ebola had first started in bats and slowly had gotten into the human immune system. This probably happened from humans not washing hands correctly. Bats are one of the most common animals in Africa and travel mostly at night. Dr. Bruce Hirsch says “Ebola symptoms seem like those of many other viruses. Symptoms can be: Muscle pain, severe headache, and Weakness, Diarrhea, Vomiting, and Abdominal pain.” These symptoms depending on the human can show up slowly or quick. This makes it difficult to diagnosis the patient in time. In most cases Ebola processes too quickly and the patient dies. This is the reason why public health is so important. Medical advances had to come quick for doctors and nurses to deal with this new disease. Ebola is one of those diseases that are hard to cure. Many doctors remember that a high nutrient of good food is recommended. Blood pressure is one of the most important things dealing with Ebola. Once Ebola hits the system; it slowly starts to shut down the immune system. Thus, acting like your body is dying. Food and drug administration talks how to treat Ebola “maintenance of blood pressure and maintenance of oxygenation, pain control, nutritional support, and treatment of secondary bacterial infections and pre-existing comorbidities.” (cdc.gov) Although doctors try to help the patient as much as they can; patients still have a high chance of death. Public health has developed many machines that filter the blood that helps take the bad blood out and replace it with the good. Doctors ask people to transfer blood to one patient to the other. Once Ebola had hit the Unites States; they were quick to act. The government dealt with Ebola and had cured patients because the public health system was so advanced and ready for this challenge.
Opinion:
Personally; I think public health is one of the best things America has. Many people take public health for granted and don’t realize how important it is. Americans pay taxes of varies to support public health developments. Public health uses that money to make new medications and equipment to better assist the patient. Most Americans think public health is great and is greatly supported by many people and companies. The medication facilities have lots of job growth to offer and are always in need for more doctors, nurses, engineers and scientist. Public health benefits the community by helping people get better access to care and treatment. Doctors in the health career also specialize in one area. This helps give the most advice and help to the patient. If doctors specialize in one area, they have a higher chance of success in diagnosis to the disease. One obvious reason for entering the health field in general is the money, and by pursuing a public health career you’ll be able to earn salaries that are well above the national average. Not only does public health help people; it also helps with the cost. The health facilities make health prices very low and try to accommodate any way they can. Doctors also help the patient create a care plan that is affordable and will work efficiently. The public health care helps improve the workforce and produce a positive atmosphere. It teaches young adults to help the community and grow their desire to help people. One great thing about public health care is that it is always evolving all the time. There is always room to grow and learn new things. With more equipment’s and medication; doctors are always learning and the public health industry is still growing. One reason why I would want to join the public health career is helping people in general. Once a doctor or anyone in the medical career helps one person, that one person will affect other people also. Doctors help everyday patients and make friends with them all the time! This helps the patient feel comfortable with the facilities and gains the doctors trust. In the United States; public health care is the most advanced throughout the world. I hope one day that the idea of public health spreads to other countries. It’s sad that America is so blessed and advanced, that we forget other countries are not the same way. I believe America should set up public health centers throughout the world, to help and learn new techniques for treatment. Not only would this help millions upon millions of lives but also help other economies grow and build new friendships. For example if a country is a third world country; sending professional health takers to these countries would lead to growth of economy and open up thousands of jobs. Many countries could evolve with us and treat patients the best of their knowledge. Doctors in China had created many treatment plans to help patients. They pass that information on throughout the world and help other patients get cured. I hope one day that the idea of public health spreads the knowledge and work together to share information and help each other with new techniques.
References:
- Unknown. “Health Care Clinicians.” CDC gov.2011.
- Bry’s, Adam. “The Healthy Public.” Online Master Public Health.2002.
- Unknown. “Public Health”. Wikipedia.1955-2013.
- Unknown. “Ebola Virus Disease.” Who Updates.Feb, 01. 2016.
- Unknown. “Public Health”. OCR HIPAA Priviacy.2002-2003.
- Carter, Mark. “Facts of Public Health.” Disease outbreaks. 1976-2015.
- Bradford, Alina. “Ebola Causes.” Live Science.” Oct, 16. 2014.
9-Unknown. Black Pledge. Admin.2010.
10-Unkown. Public Health Centers in Utah. Alpha facts.2002-2016.