Scientists in Australia discover treatment for Vivax strain of malaria found in Asia Pacific region. The new treatment also protects against re-infection.
1. Which Public Health Core Function is addressed by the health-related event or service described in scenario 1?
Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
2.Identify a specific Public Health Essential Service that was (or will be) carried out through the health-related event or service described in scenario 1?

Public Health Core Functions, Ten Essential Services and Health Educator Areas of Responsibility 
 
Instructions
For this Assignment, review the module’s Learning Resources related to the Public Health Core Functions and Ten Essential Services and to the Health Educator Areas of Responsibility. Then, complete both Part I and Part II of this assignment.
Part I
Carefully read each scenario below and answer the related questions. 
Scenario 1:
Scientists in Australia discover treatment for Vivax strain of malaria found in Asia Pacific region.  The new treatment also protects against re-infection.
 

• Which Public Health Core Function is addressed by the health-related event or service described in scenario 1? Please check (√  or X) or highlight your selection.

__        Assessment
__        Policy Development
__        Assurance
 

• Identify a specific Public Health Essential Service that was (or will be) carried out through the health-related event or service described in scenario 1? Please type your answer below.

Answer:
 
Scenario 2:
Public health professionals are now able to refer clients to the Palm Valley Clinic recently opened in the Talmouth County.  This facility provides medical, dental, and pharmacy services to uninsured and underinsured individuals.
 

• Which Public Health Core Function is addressed by the health-related event or service described in scenario 2? Please check (√  or X) or highlight your selection.

__        Assessment
__        Policy Development
__        Assurance
 

• Identify a specific Public Health Essential Service that was (or will be) carried out through the health-related event or service described in scenario 2? Please type your answer below.

Answer:
Scenario 3:
The Cole County Health Department and Cole County School System have partnered to provide flu shots to more than 2,215 elementary school students.
 

• Which Public Health Core Function is addressed by the health-related event or service described in scenario 3? Please check (√  or X) or highlight your selection.

__        Assessment
__        Policy Development
__        Assurance
 

• Identify a specific Public Health Essential Service that was (or will be) carried out through the health-related event or service described in scenario 3? Please type your answer below.

Answer:
Scenario 4:
A local childcare facility has reported an outbreak of lice in their facility to the health department.  The lead health educator at the health department is now tasked with solving the issue.
 

• Which Public Health Core Function is addressed by the health-related event or service described in scenario 4? Please check (√  or X) or highlight your selection.

__        Assessment
__        Policy Development
__        Assurance
 

• Identify a specific Public Health Essential Service that was (or will be) carried out through the health-related event or service described in scenario 4? Please type your answer below.

Answer:
Part II. Select two of the scenarios provided in part I, above, and (in 1-to-1½ pages, and in paragraph format) do the following:

• Identify the first scenario you have selected.
• Explain how a health educator could fulfil one of the Health Educator Areas of Responsibility through involvement in an activity (or activities) related to the situation described in that scenario.
  • In doing so, be sure to note the specific Area of Responsibility and describe (in detail) the activities that would be carried out by the health educator.
• Identify the second scenario you have selected.
• Explain how a health educator could fulfil a different Health Educator Area of Responsibility through involvement in an activity (or activities) related to the situation described in that scenario.
  • In doing so, be sure to note the specific Area of Responsibility and describe (in detail) the activities that would be carried out by the health educator.
• Be sure to cite your sources and include a reference list—all in APA format.

References

Required Readings

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017c). National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2011a). Core functions of public health and how they relate to the 10 essential services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ephli/core_ess.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2017). Resources organized by essential services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/10-essential-services/resources.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2014b). The public health system and the 10 essential public health services. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/essentialhealthservices.html
Note: Ensure that you read the following resource available at this website under Resources, Public Health 101.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2018).  Leading causes of death in the United States, 1999-2016. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data-visualization/mortality-leading-causes/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. (2014). The 10 essential public health services: An overview. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/publichealthservices/pdf/essential-phs.pdf
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century. (2002). B, Models for collaborative planning in communities. In The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK221247/
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). (2010). Areas of responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies for the health education specialists 2010. Retrieved from http://www.nchec.org/assets/2251/areas_of_responsibilities_and_competencies.pdf
Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. (2014). Core competencies for public health professionals. Retrieved from http://www.phf.org/resourcestools/Documents/Core_Competencies_for_Public_Health_Professionals_2014June.pdf

Scenario 14: Osteoarthritis (OA)
A 57-year-old male construction worker comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain in his right hip. The pain has progressively gotten worse over the last 2 months and he has been having trouble sleeping. There is little pain in the morning, but he is a bit stiff. The pain increases as the day wears on.  has taken acetaminophen without any relief but states that the ibuprofen does work a little bit. He is anxious since the hip pain has limited his ability to work and he is afraid that his boss will fire him if he cannot perform his usual duties. There is no history of past trauma or infection in the joint. Past medical history noncontributory. Social history without history of alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drug use. Physical exam remarkable for decreased range of motion of the right hip. BMI 34 kg/m^2. Radiographs in the office demonstrated asymmetrical joint space narrowing of the right hip with osteophyte formation. Several areas of the hip showed bone-on-bone contact with loss of the articular cartilage. The APRN tells the patient he has osteoarthritis (OA) and refers the patient to an orthopedist for evaluation of his need for a total hip replacement.
Question:
Describe how osteoarthritis develops and forms and distinguish primary osteoarthritis from secondary arthritis.   
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Scenario 12: Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
A 22-year-old male was an unrestrained front seat passenger of a car traveling at 50 miles per hour. The driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer that darted in front of the car and hit a tree. EMS on the scene noted a stellate fracture of the windshield on the passenger side. The patient was non-responsive at the at the scene when the paramedics arrived, and his pupils were unequal with the left pupil larger and sluggish to react to light. He was placed in a hard-cervical collar per protocol and log rolled onto a long backboard. He was breathing spontaneously at the scene, but pulse oximetry in the EMS unit revealed a SaO₂ of 78% on room air. He was intubated at the scene for airway protection and transported to a Level 1 trauma center. Glasgow Coma Scale=3
After a full trauma work up, the patient was diagnosed with an isolated traumatic brain injury with acute subdural hematoma secondary to coup-contrecoup mechanism of injury. He was emergently taken to the operating room for craniotomy after which he was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for close monitoring. He had an intracranial bolt for measurements of his intracranial pressure (ICP).
Question 1 of 2:
Explain the differences between primary and secondary traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)? 
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Question 2 of 2:
The APRN is called by the ICU staff because the patient’s ICP has risen to 22 mmHg. The APRN recognizes the urgent need to lower the ICP. The APRN institutes measures to decrease the ICP and increase the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). What are the factors that determine CPP?
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