3/3/99

Public Health

 

Continuation of Health Services Administration

HRA—Health Resources Administration

·        Located in Washington DC

·        Watches the resources in the area

·        Manpower, how many professionals are available

·        National Center for Health Statistics—health related data are sent to from all over the country, processed, distributed and can ask about different situations

·        Info comes from state public health departments

·        Census Bureau is closely related to National Center for Health Statistics—not apart of the Public Health Service—a lot of information collected by them is used for Public Health research

·        Longest history of census from 1785 to 1990

·        Encourage practitioners to practice under privileged areas

 

HAS—Health Services Administration

·        Clinics

·        Community centers

·        Family planning

·        Migrant workers

 

Division of Coast Guard Medical Services

 

National Institutes of Health

·        Bathesda, MD

·        University type of set up

·        Many different institutes employ people to do medical research

·        30 different institutes

·        gives out grants to do research

·        National Cancer Institute

·        2500 research grants are given out to universities, colleges, industry

·        almost 100billion is spent

 

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration

·        run clinics, rehab centers

·        people have the chance to recover

·        also gives out grants to various agencies, universities and private individuals

 

WHO

·        1945

·        international organization

·        from United Nations meeting in San Francisco

·        proposed by Brazil and seconded by US

·        focused on international health problems

·        programs that serve the need of the time

·        immunization programs for small pox, polio, TB, etc

·        today:  AIDS is a major thrust

·        headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland

·        6 regional headquarters that serve the member nations

·        even though the agency is from UN, today it is an independent organization that serves all countries

·        US—Washington DC

·        Asia—New Deli

·        Europe

·        Far East

·        Africa

 

Red Cross

·        International, American

·        Has major function of maintaining diplomatic ties w/countries that due not have ties

·        During war, taking care of prisoners, giving them medical help

·        Exchange of prisoners after war

·        Most help during disasters

·        Collection of blood

·        In US, it is referred to as a quazi government agency

 

March of Dimes

·        Raise money to develop vaccine for polio

·        Private agency

 

American cancer agency

·        Facilitate research of cancer

 

Department of Justice

·        Take care of the health care of prisoners

 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

·        Indirectly helps take care of health

 

Occupational Hazords

·        20 million people can have major/minor problems associated to their work

·        ph 27—identify occupational injury

·        ph 26—to major occupational problems

·        byssinosis cancer by constant cotton fiber