Public Health

Description

Public health is important work and the people who carry out that work contribute substantially to the health status and quality of life of the individuals, families and communities they serve.

1) Choose a recent outbreak or other public health emergency situation that has drawn significant media attention and describe how specific occupational categories in the public health infrastructure contributed to either the emergency situation or its solution. Please properly cite and reference you sources of information (APA).

2) Discuss the competencies needed for public health workers. Why are competency frameworks important? (Chapter 7 and the last Chapter 7 PowerPoint slide)