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Shannon Cogar\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Definition of Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Governmental Agencies <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Governmental agencies are intended to administer and manage certain functions or specific duties. Agencies are distinct from both governmental departments and ministries. Governmental agencies can be created throughout local (state), regional or national governments within a federal system. Governments have numerous agencies that have their own roles and purposes.<\/p>\n

Quasi-government<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quasi-governments are created and funded by government but have operational and political independence. These can be started off as a government agency that becomes a separate entity. This usually means that the employees do not work for the government but for the private sector and are hired by the government to perform certain duties.<\/p>\n

Non-government agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-governmental agencies are not for profit organizations run by ordinary citizens. These organizations perform a wide range of duties and events. Some of these duties and events and are targeted issues such as human rights, environment or health.<\/p>\n

Difference between public health and medical services<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Public Health includes community health. Public health is \u201cthe science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals\u201d. (http:\/\/sph.rutgers.edu\/about\/public_health.html<\/a>). Public health is involved with threats to health based on the population health analysis. Public health integrates the interdisciplinary approaches of epidemiology, biostatistics and health services, environmental health, community health, behavioral health, health economics, public policy, insurance medicine and occupational health are other key subfields. Community health is the health of a group of individuals, including the distribution of health levels within the targeted group. The goal of community health is to improve the health of a given population. Community health involves doctors, nurses and other health care professionals.<\/p>\n

Community Health Worksheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Column E<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Health Concern<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Government<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Why this issue is a significant community\/public health concern?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Premature Infants<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/reproductivehealth\/<\/p>\n

maternalinfanthealth\/pretermbirth.htm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/prematurebabies.html<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/What-We-Do\/Global-Development\/Maternal-Newborn-and-Child-Health<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Preterm or premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. 1 out of 10 births result in premature infants. And, while it\u2019s too early to know what caused this increase or if this is the start of trend, we do know that racial and ethnic disparities persist. In 2015, the rate of preterm birth among African-American women (13%) was about 50 percent higher than the rate of preterm birth among white women (9%). (www.cdc.gov\/reproductivehealth\/maternalinfanthealth\/pretermbirth.htm)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Obesity<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/p>\n

(http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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http:\/\/www.candoonline.org\/fort-collins .html)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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