Healthy People has provided the prevention agenda for the Nation since 1979. Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health. Healthy People 2010 builds on initiatives pursued over the past two decades. It is a statement of national opportunities and a tool that identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and focuses public and private sector efforts to address those threats.
Visit the Healthy People 2010 web site. This web site contains the full text of the following Healthy People 2010 publications. Select "Healthy People 2010 Online Documents." Then browse the Table of Contents and select the link to any section that you would like to read more about. Write a one-page summary of what you learned.
Healthy People 2010
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The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing accredited member schools of public health. Established in 1953 to facilitate communication among the leadership of schools, the Association has gradually assumed a variety of functions. One such function is that ASPH works with various agencies of the Federal Government on projects aimed at strengthening public health education and the public health profession.
Visit the ASPH web site. Select and read the following two sections, "What Is Public Health?" and "Member Schools." In a one-page report summarize what Public Health is and where some of the Schools of Public Health are located.
Schools of Public Health
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Learn about the history of public health and public health service on this informatitive website.
Office of the Public Health Service Historian
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