Reason for Case:
The obesity epidemic in Calorietown, Mississippi has become a dangerously public health issue, therefore the governor and mayordefine of this town have asked public health authorizes to address this problem.
Summary:
In a city in Mississippi called Calorietown, where there are approximately 25,000 residents, there is a major public health concern, which is obesity. In addition, Calorietown has high rates of fast food restaurants, little green space, and their only high school had to eliminate physical education, and sports due to financial matters. Furthermore, Governor John Popular got together with the local mayor of Calorietown, Mary Burger, to discuss the issue. However, Mayor Burger is uncertain how to resolve or reduce the obesity epidemic going on in this town.
Relevant Public Health Principles and Theories: …show more content…
Bernard J. Turnock defines it as “a broad social enterprise, more akin to a movement, that seeks to extend the benefits of current knowledge in ways that will have the maximum impact on the health status of a population” (Turnock, pg. 7). The main goal of public health is to protect, promote and improve health by using preventive strategies.
In addition, there are three dimensions of the public health system, such as capacity, process, and outcomes (Turnock, pg.8) Capacity, also known as inputs, are the resources that are needed to carry out the core functions and necessary services of public health. Process, also known as the practices and outputs, refers to how effectively the core functions and the necessary services of public health is. Outcomes are the end results of the inputs and processes of the public health system on the health of the population (Turnock, pg.
The obesity epidemic in Calorietown, Mississippi has become a dangerously public health issue, therefore the governor and mayordefine of this town have asked public health authorizes to address this problem.
Summary:
In a city in Mississippi called Calorietown, where there are approximately 25,000 residents, there is a major public health concern, which is obesity. In addition, Calorietown has high rates of fast food restaurants, little green space, and their only high school had to eliminate physical education, and sports due to financial matters. Furthermore, Governor John Popular got together with the local mayor of Calorietown, Mary Burger, to discuss the issue. However, Mayor Burger is uncertain how to resolve or reduce the obesity epidemic going on in this town.
Relevant Public Health Principles and Theories: …show more content…
Bernard J. Turnock defines it as “a broad social enterprise, more akin to a movement, that seeks to extend the benefits of current knowledge in ways that will have the maximum impact on the health status of a population” (Turnock, pg. 7). The main goal of public health is to protect, promote and improve health by using preventive strategies.
In addition, there are three dimensions of the public health system, such as capacity, process, and outcomes (Turnock, pg.8) Capacity, also known as inputs, are the resources that are needed to carry out the core functions and necessary services of public health. Process, also known as the practices and outputs, refers to how effectively the core functions and the necessary services of public health is. Outcomes are the end results of the inputs and processes of the public health system on the health of the population (Turnock, pg.