Question

This is a public health related question. Why is it important to understand the organization, structure, and function of public health and healthcare?

Answer 1

Public health includes many policies needed to protect and improve the health of people and their communities.

It can be achieved by promotion of healthy life styles, researching and detection of diseases very early, also prevention methods like vaccination and quarantine.

understanding the organization helps in:-

- helps in community health improvement

- increases the capacity of health deliverence

-broader view of the services provided

-engages with other organizations

- policy changes and of the reorganizations if any

understanding the structure:-

-understands it functions

- to get a carrer

- when there is a public issue, to do what is required and essential

function of public health

- to aid in providing good health

-to prolong life of individuals

-to prevent disabilities

- to improve index of the country

- indirectly improves the income of the country