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TRANSITION SERIESTRANSITION SERIES
Topics for the Advanced EMTTopics for the Advanced EMT
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Public Health and EMSPublic Health and EMS
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ObjectivesObjectives
• Introduce what public health is and its determining components.
• Differentiate between public health and individual patient care.
• Discuss milestones of public health and how they affect EMS.
• Integrate EMS and public health principles.
IntroductionIntroduction
• Public health deals with the health status of people, from small communities to nations.
• EMS and public health are not dissimilar in overall intent; EMS focuses on the person while public health focuses on people.
Public Health vs. Patient CarePublic Health vs. Patient Care
• Public health and medicine (EMS) are both grounded in science.
• Both work closely together with similar goals.
• The overall purpose of both is to ensure a healthy population, although tasks to achieve this are different.
Achievements of Public HealthAchievements of Public Health
• Public health achievements– Vaccinations– Motor vehicle safety– Safer work places– Control of infectious diseases– Decline in heart disease
Achievements of Achievements of Public Health (cont’d)Public Health (cont’d)
• Public health achievements– Safer and healthier foods– Healthier mothers and babies– Family planning– Fluoridation of water– Decreased tobacco use
EMS and Public HealthEMS and Public Health
• How EMS interfaces with public health– 1996 EMS Agenda for the Future– 2002 National Public Health
Performance Standards Program– Primary, secondary, and tertiary
prevention programs (Example Falls)