Public Health Care Chapter 8 Summary

Chapter eight was interesting because it discussed managing public health interactions. What this meant was basically assessing where we are now and where we want to be. I felt this is essential in terms of moving forward with improving the world for future concerns that require public health to step in. I researched an article that stood out to me which dealt with the CDC. I wanted to look in detail at how big health care facilities like CDC are doing to ensure that there framework for program evaluation in public heath is working. What CDC starts off saying is that they have a open mind when it comes to the issues they face. Instead of just looking at infectious disease they look at a broad spectrum of issues such as bioterrorism, disease, violence, social context that may influence health disparities and many more. …show more content…
Strong partnerships, integrating information systems were two points that CDC is doing which stood out to me. In terms of stronger partnerships they want to improve on this in order to be able to collaborate in order to achieve more goals in the future. Information systems are also beneficial due to the fact they can look at evaluations to see what was more effective or what was not. Though CDC has started these programs they want to continue to grow with them in order in order to enhance findings into practice. Ultimately, in order for public health to be successful collaboration is essential CDC believes no one can succeed in isolation. CDC displays the behind the scenes efforts to show where they are now and the framework to show where they will be going in order to complete their vision of healthy people. The CDC is a direct representation of this chapters overview of the blueprint of public health and all the