{"id":149,"date":"2018-08-20T20:05:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T20:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysph.sc.edu\/training\/?p=149"},"modified":"2025-06-26T18:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:48:38","slug":"introduction-to-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysph.sc.edu\/training\/introduction-to-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243;][et_pb_tabs _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243; tab_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; tab_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; tab_text_color=&#8221;#73000a&#8221;][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Overview&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243;]<p>This course provides a comprehensive overview of public health from its historical roots to defining what public health is today. It also teaches participants how governmental public health agencies are organized while covering the core public health functions and 10 Essential Public Health Services. Overall, the course is designed to give you a better understanding of the core concepts of public health.<\/p>\n<h4><span><br \/><strong>Free<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h4><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Define Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Explain the origins and historical developments of Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Differentiate between medical care and Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Compare the three levels of prevention and recognize examples of each<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Describe the Epidemiological Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Describe systems thinking in public health<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the levels of the Socio-Ecological Model<\/li>\n<li>Describe the core functions and ten essential services of public health<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Recognize real-world applications of the core functions and essential services in public health practice<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Describe the general organization of Public Health at the global, federal, state and local levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;More Information&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25.2&#8243;]<h4><strong>Training Level<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Tier 1 \u2013 Awareness<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Audience<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This course is appropriate for anyone who needs to know the basics of public health practice and systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Instructor<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Janet L. 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Describes government agencies with authority to impact the health of a community<br \/>8A2. Describes public health as part of a larger inter-related system of organizations that influence the health of populations at local, national, and global levels<br \/>8A3. 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