Public Health Actions
Scenario:
Public Health Actions. A state Department of Health is using contact tracing to connect with people who are COVID-19 positive, to link them with medical care and to determine who they may have unknowingly exposed, so those individuals can be contacted as well.
Instructions:
a 2–3-page paper based on the scenario provided and include the following: Identify and explain the main public health core function(s) that is/are addressed by the public health–related event. Identify and describe two public health essential services that were (or could be) operationalized through the public health-related event.
For each essential service you identified, describe a specific action that could be taken to operationalize the essential service and explain what type of public health personnel are likely to have the responsibility for that action. Describe how teams with multiple types of personnel can work together to take action on this public health issue, supporting your ideas with at least two best practices in teamwork. Also see the attached documents for additional information regarding the terms below:
Core Public Health Functions Domains
Data Analytics and Assessment Skills, Policy Development and Program Planning Skills. Communication Skills, Health Equity Skills. Community Partnership Skills, Public Health Sciences Skills. Management and Finance Skills, Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills.
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