Public Health Principles
This IFSS Basic Level Public Health Principles course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to how regulatory agencies promote health and prevent and control feed- and food-related illness.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize basic public health concepts.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Ten Essential Services, and Public Health Policy.
Course Objectives
Foundations
Define the purpose of public health
Identify the relationship between the ten essential services and the three core functions of public health
Recognize examples of public health activities
Identify examples of public health campaigns
Ten Essential Services
Define public health systems
Identify the ten essential services of public health
Public Health Policy
Recognize how incidents drive policy
Recognize how stakeholders influence policy
Differentiate between preventive and reactive approaches to public health policy development and implementation
Duration
Unit 1: Foundations – 20 minutes
Unit 2: Ten Essential Services – 15 minutes
Unit 3: Public Health Policy – 15 minutes
Total course time – 1 hour
This IFSS Basic Level Public Health Principles course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to how regulatory agencies promote health and prevent and control feed- and food-related illness.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize basic public health concepts.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Ten Essential Services, and Public Health Policy.
Course Objectives
Foundations
Define the purpose of public health
Identify the relationship between the ten essential services and the three core functions of public health
Recognize examples of public health activities
Identify examples of public health campaigns
Ten Essential Services
Define public health systems
Identify the ten essential services of public health
Public Health Policy
Recognize how incidents drive policy
Recognize how stakeholders influence policy
Differentiate between preventive and reactive approaches to public health policy development and implementation
Duration
Unit 1: Foundations – 20 minutes
Unit 2: Ten Essential Services – 15 minutes
Unit 3: Public Health Policy – 15 minutes
Total course time – 1 hour
This IFSS Basic Level Public Health Principles course provides introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to how regulatory agencies promote health and prevent and control feed- and food-related illness.
Goal: Participants will be able to recognize basic public health concepts.
Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Ten Essential Services, and Public Health Policy.
Course Objectives
Foundations
Define the purpose of public health
Identify the relationship between the ten essential services and the three core functions of public health
Recognize examples of public health activities
Identify examples of public health campaigns
Ten Essential Services
Define public health systems
Identify the ten essential services of public health
Public Health Policy
Recognize how incidents drive policy
Recognize how stakeholders influence policy
Differentiate between preventive and reactive approaches to public health policy development and implementation
Duration
Unit 1: Foundations – 20 minutes
Unit 2: Ten Essential Services – 15 minutes
Unit 3: Public Health Policy – 15 minutes
Total course time – 1 hour
