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Annotation: Public health was not a profession until the early 20th century following the movement to institutionalize and link health education to medical training. Historically, the concepts of health are rooted in the cultural perceptions surrounding health predominant for the period. Archeological evidence gives us an indication of how these concepts of health evolved over time and impacted the practice of maintaining the health of the population, even affecting how we think of health in the current age. This course will give an overview of the historical record of cultures and how they affected health practices and how these cultural beliefs impacted current public health practices. Additionally, the course will examine the institutionalization of public health in the United States. This course will consist of two modules. Module one will examine the historical foundation of health beliefs and perceptions up to the 18th century and the emergence of modern thought. Module two will examine how social reform influenced the practice of public health in England and how these beliefs were then transformed into modern public health practice. Finally, module two will describe the institutionalization of public health in the United States.

Learning Objectives: Module 1. Historical Foundations of Health Beliefs Up to the 18th Century • To examine the cultural and religious origins of public health beliefs and behaviors • To provide selected archeological evidence to verify how public health concepts evolved and impacted the maintenance of health within populations • To demonstrate the health impact of the crusades and pilgrimages to the Holy Land through a discussion of epidemics of leprosy and syphilis • To illustrate the basis for medical practices in antiquity that by today’s standards seem bizarre • To provide specific illustrations (e.g. days of quarantine) of how religious beliefs influence health codes and behaviors Module 2. Foundations of Public Health in the Modern Era • To illustrate the emergence of public health as a profession through the linkage of health education and medical training • To discuss influential legislation such as the Hill-Burton Act and their affect on modern medical practice • To demonstrate the relationship between state and local health agencies and the important roles played by each • To illustrate the positive influence of public health practice on morbidity and mortality as regards the nation’s health • To outline and discuss the three critical functions of public health as proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Annotation: This webinar is part of a PAHO series that aims to promote the life course approach to health and wellbeing. This video consists of panelist experts discussing methods of supporting health throughout one’s life, not just when disease strikes.

Learning Objectives: • Define The Life Course Approach for Health and Development • Review the best way to design child and adolescent health programs • Define the biopsychosocial model and its significance • Outline the ways to achieve goals of health and well-being

Annotation: This webinar discusses how each speaker has used and implemented specific aspects of the Framework including: • a description of Interprofessional courses built upon the social determinants of health concept, that utilizes innovative teaching methods and actively engages members of the community for educating students; • an illustration of how a medical education department is finding ways to integrate the framework into the curriculum for health professional training in rural and underserved areas of the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho region; • a description of WHO’s efforts to integrate SDH into health workforce education and training to prepare for integrated people-centered health services, how SDH / IPE are addressed, and how this links to the framework & conceptual model. The Framework was published by the Institute of Medicine in 2016.

Annotation: This webinar explores the influence of stress on development and health from an evolutionary perspective. Current mainstream models are based on the concept of “toxic stress,” and emphasize the disruptive effects of chronic exposure to stressors during development (allostatic load). An emerging alternative approach suggests that the outcomes of early stress may often represent evolved adaptations to challenging environments rather than instances of dysregulation. The webinar presents the main tenets of alternative models and their implications for health development, discusses key empirical findings, and highlights novel directions for research on this crucial topic.

Annotation: The Public Health 101 Series is a set of courses that provides an introduction to public health and covers the sciences essential to public health practice. The fundamental scientific components span topics in epidemiology, public health informatics and surveillance, health economics, public health laboratory science, and related fields. The courses are offered in different formats (slide presentations, e-learning courses, and quick learn lessons) for use by learners and instructors.

Learning Objectives: This series is designed for: • Public health professionals who have not had formal training in a particular core area or who would like a refresher • Persons new to public health • Public health educators and instructors • Persons interested in pursuing public health careers

Special Instructions: Click on large icons at the bottom of the screen to access course materials.

Annotation: The Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation present a briefing to discuss the basics of Medicaid and its role in the health care system. Speakers address questions on how the program is administered, how much it costs and how it is financed, as well as how the Affordable Care Act affects the program and what states are doing to transform Medicaid to meet current and future needs of its beneficiaries.

Special Instructions: kaiserEDU.org website was closed in September 2013. Tutorials are no longer updated but due to demand by professors who are still using the tutorials in class assignments, the Kaiser Family Foundation has made them available for download on archive site.

Annotation: AAP Medical Home’s channel houses a compilation of videos developed by the National Center for Medical Home Implementation. “Every Child Deserves a Medical Home” includes several short feature narratives presented by pediatricians, other healthcare providers, and families who – in their own words – describe what “medical home” means to them. These videos discuss the key constructs in evaluating a medical home, including team-based care, coordination, and quality improvement.

Special Instructions: Look for the videos showing a poster in the background with the slogan "Every Child Deserves a Medical Home" (20 videos, ranging in length from .37 minutes to 3.31 minutes each).

Annotation: This video and pdf fact sheet of the "InBrief" series explains why a vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development. This video summarizes findings from The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood, a report co-authored by the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs.

Annotation: This six-module course covers the basics of public health and includes pdf group activity exercises. Module 1 covers the history of public health in the United States and the current state of public health values, ethics and law. Module 2 discusses the concept, determinants and measurement of health status, with particular focus on the Healthy People objectives. Module 3 covers the three core functions and ten essential services of public health, also introducing the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP). Module 4 compares public health functions at the local, state, and federal level, and discusses the role of collaborations/partnerships and community planning (specifically the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) model). Module 5 summarizes the core competencies of public health and describes the current public health workforce. Module 6 looks towards the future, discussing some future challenges and strategies for improving public health. Through the lecture, the presenters introduce activities and worksheets to assist the participant in learning important concepts and synthesize the new information.

Learning Objectives: Module 1: History, values, ethics and legal basis of public health • Describe early movements that influenced public health and the key individuals. • Describe the different eras of public health from 1800-2000. • Describe successes/achievements in public health history. • Identify the ethics and values that make public health a unique profession. • Describe the legal basis for public health in America. Module 2: How to define and how to measure health • Identify different definitions of health - including physical, mental, and social well-being. • Describe factors that influence health. • List the ten leading causes of death and the actual causes of death. • Describe health measurement activities such as Healthy People 2010. Module 3: Framework of public health and how it has evolved over time • Describe the difference between population-based public health and personal health services. • Identify the three core functions and ten essential services in public health, and explain their historical development. • Identify strategies to incorporate additional essential services into the participant's program area. • Describe the National Public Health Performance Standards Program and its impact on public health practice. Module 4: Basic steps of community health improvement processes • Describe how the local, state, and federal levels of government impact health. • Describe the importance of collaborations and coalitions, and the basic steps in coalition development. • Describe the community planning model in public health - Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships. Module 5: The competencies needed by public health professionals to support systems that perform the essential services • Identify the eight competency domains for public health workers. • Understand the relationship between core competencies for public health workers and the essential services. • Identify strategies to strengthen individual competencies. Module 6: Future challenges in public health, identify trends, and see yourself as an agent of change • Identify key questions professionals ask in creating a new future. • Identify major challenges facing the public health system in their communities. • Identify new or changed roles for their programs and for themselves based on this course.

Special Instructions: Registration is required.

Continuing Education: 4.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 4.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Orientation to the Essentials of Public Health - Intermediate Level

Annotation: What is public health informatics (PHI)? Simply put, PHI is a sub-field of public health. Program faculty will journey through the evolution of public health informatics and describe how key events over the past decade have contributed to development and utilization of many computerized systems that support public health practice. Special focus will be given to major PHI applications including syndromic surveillance. Emerging (e.g., geographic information systems, text-messaging) and future (e.g., social networking, public health information exchange) PHI applications will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives: • Discuss how the sub-discipline of public health informatics has evolved over time. • Describe how health information technology (HIT) can be used to enhance public health practice. • List potential ethical, social, and political issues associated with the development of HIT applications for public health purposes.

Special Instructions: Registration is required.

Continuing Education: 2.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing The History of Public Health Informatics: Where Do We Go from Here?