Health protection

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 725-730
Author(s):  
Emily Stanton ◽  
Anita Bell
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Communicable Disease Control

Health protection is a key function of Public Health England, encompassing emergency preparedness, resilience and response, environmental health, and communicable disease control. The aim of this article is to discuss the role of health protection, its structure in England, and how GPs are integral to the reporting, surveillance and actions to protect public health. Case studies are included. Finally, the article will highlight knowledge that GPs will find useful when considering notifiable infectious diseases and the role of GP and health protection in the NHS Long Term Plan.

What is health protection?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Ghebrehewet ◽  
Alex G. Stewart ◽  
Ian Rufus
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Expert Advice ◽  
Communicable Disease Control ◽  
Environmental Chemical ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

Health Protection is one of the core fields of public health work. It can be defined as: “The protection of individuals, groups and populations through expert advice and effective collaboration to prevent and mitigate the impact of infectious disease, environmental, chemical and radiological threats.” This chapter concisely sets out the breadth and nature of health protection practice across its three domains: communicable disease control, emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR), and environmental public health. The development of these domains and the scope of health protection are illustrated by a brief history of its development in England. The role of a specialist health protection service is also described.

Essentials for Health Protection

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Ying Yang Chan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Case Examples

Essentials for Health Protection: Four Key Components is an introductory to intermediate level textbook and reference book for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as healthcare professionals, non-health actors, and policymakers who are interested in obtaining an overview of an integrated and comprehensive public health approach to health protection. Health protection is one of the three major core theoretical domains of public health, which aims to prevent and manage communicable disease outbreaks and environmental health risks and related diseases. Effective health protection measures may enhance individual, community, and institutional resilience in coping with extreme events. In addition to introducing the four areas covering both health and environmental protection, namely, climate change adaptation and mitigation, emergency preparedness, communicable disease control, and environmental health, this book will also explore a number of new health protection frontiers, such as key discussions in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (H-EDRM), planetary health, and sustainability. The whole health protection spectrum from risk mitigation, prevention interventions, and emergency response are discussed in a comprehensive, contextual, multidisciplinary, and cross-national way. Various text boxes and case examples are included throughout the book to illustrate what the current status of health protection is globally and impart the latest controversies and dynamics that might change the landscape and reality of health protection practices and development.

scholarly journals Tuberculosis, the Canadian Lung Association/Canadian Thoracic Society and the New Millennium

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-25
Author(s):  
Richard Long
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Communicable Disease Control ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Small Measure ◽  
The Cross ◽  
New Millennium

The Canadian Association for the Prevention of Consumption and Other Forms of Tuberculosis, parent to both the Canadian Tuberculosis Association and the Canadian Lung Association (CLA) with its medical arm, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS), carried the Cross of Lorraine (Figure 1) and the crusade against tuberculosis (TB) in Canada during the twentieth century. For these societies, the battle was joined long before government - public health and communicable disease control - took up the cause. Allied or unallied with government, these societies were party to no small measure of success. TB mortality was 165/100,000 people in 1908; TB morbidity was just under seven/100,000 people in 1999. Yet, continued success is stalled; the incidence of TB in Canada has not changed for 15 years, and globally, TB is undergoing an unprecedented resurgence. Why is this so, and what of the role of the CLA and CTS in the fight against TB in the new millennium?

Key principles and practice of health protection

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Ghebrehewet ◽  
Alex G. Stewart ◽  
Ian Rufus
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Communicable Disease Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
Time Space ◽  
And Control

As a result of the unpredictability in time, space, and scope of health protection issues, the provision of a 24/7 local service across the three domains of health protection—communicable disease control, environmental public health, and emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR)—is essential. This chapter outlines the essential principles that are applied in the organization, development, and delivery of all three domains of health protection, whether dealing with individual issues and cases or large incidents and outbreaks: (1) planning and preparedness; (2) prevention and early detection; (3) investigation and control; and (4) wider public health management and leadership (including communication to professionals and the public). It also describes how these principles translate into key elements of health protection practice across the three domains. An integrated public health risk assessment that embraces an all hazards approach to risk assessment is also discussed.

Who is involved in health protection?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Ghebrehewet ◽  
Alex G. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Communicable Disease Control ◽  
Environmental Public Health ◽  
Complex Skill ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Meaningful Engagement ◽  
The Uk

Health protection encompasses a wide range of professionals, with a complex skill mix, in a wide variety of fields, across all domains of public health, and in every corner of the globe. Contributions to health protection functions and activities are not limited to those who practice health protection professionally. Protecting the nation’s health relies on involvement and meaningful engagement of the general public, professionals, media, politicians, and many other parties. This chapter describes how the health protection functions delivered by specialized professionals are complemented by the roles of other individuals and organizations, from the lowest operator to the highest strategist. It also sets out the different roles of the organizations and staff providing health protection functions for communicable disease control, emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR), and environmental public health in the UK.

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