Public+Health

=Public Health= Amanda Farrell: Public health is definitely a human right. People have the right to access medications/other forms of treatment that will help with disease prevention or otherwise saving their lives. People have a right to live as long as they can and with public health, the chance to do that is there. If someone is sick, there is no reason why they should have to die because they could not access the proper medication. People continue to advocate for public health through rallies etc. This is the right thing to do. We all need to take action and let our voices be heard. Major organisations like http://www.who.int/about/en/ advocate for some aspects of public health and continue to make others aware of the issues we face regarding health. This video teaches people about what public health is and the importance of it. media type="youtube" key="Bpu42LmLo4U" height="344" width="425" -A. Farrell This site http://www.whatispublichealth.org/ also discusses the importance and potential impact of public health; the right to improve one's well being. Other sites include http://www.apha.org, http://www.asph.org/, and http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/ which all teach people about aspects of public health and things about their own health. -A.Farrell =Public Health= Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy habits and lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. Public health helps improve the health and well being of people in local communities and across our world. -Edie

Videos:
-This[| video] called Healthiest Nation in One Generation is bringing awareness to the status of public health in the United States. -Edie

Websites:
-Here's a link to the Aids Healthcare Foundation which is a global organization helping to get medicine and advocacy to over 100,000 people in 22 countries. It is the nation’s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care. -Edie

-The World Health Organization is directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. -Edie

This article is about the [|unhealthy junk food] in schools in Massachusetts.

This article is about putting a tax on sugared drinks to help [|stop obesity], raise health, and the tax dollars would go to education.

This image represents the importance of [|educating kids about public health] in schools

This video talks about the bad effects of sugary foods and drinks has on kids insulin and their diets. media type="youtube" key="dBnniua6-oM" height="385" width="480"

This article from Yale describes their program to help educate people about [|Public Health.]

 (Ian Burwasser)

Ian Burwasser: Public Health is not something to be taken for granted. This human right is very basic--it is the right for people to have healthcare that will enable them to prevent disease and prolong life. However, it is not easy to protect the health of individuals, and this is true in the poorest and the wealthiest neighborhoods. The diseases may differ, and the availability of care may vary, but the truth is, all populations face some sort of health challenges, whether they be the spread of AIDS and malaria in Africa, or the epidemic of obesity and diabetes in America. Social media can be at the forefront of protecting people from health hazards. For instance, Ashton Kutcher set up a twitter account which collected funding to buy mosquito netting for poor people in areas affected by malaria. Information about how to stop smoking, or lose weight, are available from many sites on the internet.

(Ian Burwasser): Here is a video that shows the effects smoking has on health. It could be used as a tool to educate people about the public health hazard cigarettes cause. media type="youtube" key="SaeJUCVEp2s" height="385" width="480" Ian Burwasser: Public Health websites: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/ http://www.stopmalarianow.org/ http://www.smokefree.gov/ http://www.globalchange.com/aidsafrica.htm http://www.cspinet.org/liquidcandy/