Tag: Health
Community Health Partnerships
Public health officials, healthcare workers, business owners, public servants, and other community members working together to promote improved population health.
Community Organization Model
Public health workers help communities identify health and social problems, and they plan and implement strategies to address these problems. Active community participation is instrumental to the success of this model.
Community-Academic Partnerships
Academic institutions collaborate with various community organizations in order to provide information and integrate within the community to promote and develop health policy in order to boost overall community health.
Data USA
Demographic, health, and economic statistics of every county in the US.
Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives
NC health data and statistics. Also national and international health data
Health Belief Model
The beliefs towards the risks of certain behaviors influence individuals’ actions/perceived benefits in preventing the behavior.
Health Disparities
Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Health Equities
Attainment of the highest level of health for all people.
Health Indicators
A measurable characteristic that describes: the health of a population, determinants of health, healthcare access, cost, quality, and use.
Health Outcome
Changes in health that result from measures or specific health care investments.
Healthy People 2020
Database to explore interventions and research on the social determinants of health.
Kaiser Family Foundation
Overall health database for US and NC.
Mutuality
Patients, doctors, nurses, community health workers, and reseachers working together to achieve a healthier and more effective health care work environment.
NC Medical Journal
Database/journal of health policy analysis
NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
State and national data about minority health
North Carolina Division of Public Health
North Carolina health data
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Health Data for a wide range of variables
PopLine
Database about population health/reproduction health.
Population Health
The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group.
PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
Planning model designed to teach students about health promotion. A framework for planning, intervention, and evaluation. Based on the assumption that theories will be effective if they, 1) come from the community 2) are planned … Read more