scholarly journals The Role of Hygiene and Public Health Programs in Reducing the Incidence of Travelers' Diarrhea. Comment on consensus paper by Steffen et al

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
Consensus Paper

scholarly journals The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna B. Cope ◽  
Victoria L. Mobley ◽  
Erika Samoff ◽  
Kevin O’Connor ◽  
Thomas A. Peterman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
Intervention Specialists ◽  
Changing Role

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities for Communication about the Role of Genomics in Public Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Caitlin G. Allen ◽  
Ridgely Fisk Green ◽  
Scott Bowen ◽  
W. David Dotson ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Genomic Information ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
The Impact

Despite growing awareness about the potential for genomic information to improve population health, lingering communication challenges remain in describing the role of genomics in public health programs. Identifying and addressing these challenges provide an important opportunity for appropriate communication to ensure the translation of genomic discoveries for public health benefits. In this commentary, we describe 5 common communication challenges encountered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health based on over 20 years of experience in the field. These include (1) communicating that using genomics to assess rare diseases can have an impact on public health; (2) providing evidence that genetic factors can add important information to environmental, behavioral, and social determinants of health; (3) communicating that although genetic factors are nonmodifiable, they can increase the impact of public health programs and communication strategies; (4) addressing the concern that genomics is not ready for clinical practice; and (5) communicating that genomics is valuable beyond the domain of health care and can be integrated as part of public health programs. We discuss opportunities for addressing these communication challenges and provide examples of ongoing approaches to communication about the role of genomics in public health to the public, researchers, and practitioners.

scholarly journals Role of Private Healthcare Facilities in Public Health Programs: A Study in Greater Accra Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Rahaman Abdul Salam ◽  
Abor Patience Aseweh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Private Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Public Health Programs ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Greater Accra Region

Abstract Background: Public health is a collective responsibility of everybody. Private sector plays a key role in the functioning of many sectors in both developed and developing countries which includes provision of public health services. However, there is dearth of studies on the role of private health delivery institution in public health programs in Ghana. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of private health care delivery institutions in public health programs in Ghana.Methods: Resource dependency theory was used as the theoretical framework. The study used mixed method to derive the advantages of both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The sample size was fifteen private healthcare facilities in Greater Accra region. It of ten private for-profit healthcare facilities and five mission facilities. Records of public health activities of the private health care institutions from 2015 to 2019 were collected from the selected health facilities for the quantitative analysis. In-depth interview was used to gather the qualitative data. Descriptive statistics and Welch two sample t-test simple to analyse the quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data.Results: The results of the study indicate that, private for-profit healthcare facilities were not taking part in designing public health programs in Ghana. However, the mission facilities were consulted in the policy making process due to their organised nature. Conclusion: There is also a significant difference in the number of public health cases undertaken by mission and private for-profit health care facilities. The study indicates that private health care facilities undertake a lot of public health programs. However, mission facilities accommodate more public health cases due to the support they received from the state and other organisations in terms of resources.

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