Please to table below on the of the different core functions. ‘boundaries’ Table 1: Core function, overview and boundaries No. Core function Overview Boundaries 1 Health Assessment Understanding the health Statutory roles are placed under and Surveillance status, health Health Protection determinants and distribution of disease 2 Public Health Building a capable Training of own staff and other staff Capacity workforce and in wider public health sector (under Development developing effective human resources) programmes. Networking and partnerships Evaluations 3 Health Promotion Enabling people to Training of community increase control over and members/leaders (under community improve their health action) for example, social “Training”, marketing workshops for "target groups" (under develop personal skills) Training of health professionals in "non-public health" services (under reorient health services) 4 Health Protection Protecting communities Statutory roles are placed under against public health Health Protection hazards 5 Preventive Population programmes Covers four main areas: Interventions delivered to individuals immunisation, screening, stop smoking services, family violence prevention services. SECTION 2 2 Improving population health and equity and alignment with Ministry of Health strategies and policies Improving population health and equity remains the overarching aim for PHUs. This requires you to be responsive to changing population health needs while operating within a constrained funding environment. We encourage you to continue to support your DHB(s) to adapt and transition to a system where: people are at the centre of everything we do and where individuals, whānau and communities have greater ownership of their health and wellbeing health responses are rebalanced toward keeping people well through early intervention and prevention at individual and population levels, and primary and community care are strengthened
Please to table below on the ‘boundaries’ of the different core functions. Table 1: Core function, overview and boundaries No. Core function Overview Boundaries 1 Health Assessment and Surveillance Understanding the health status, health determinants and distribution of disease Statutory roles are placed under Health Protection 2 Public Health Capacity Development Building a capable workforce and developing effective programmes. Training of own staff and other staff in wider public health sector (under human resources) Networking and partnerships Evaluations 3 Health Promotion Enabling people to increase control over and improve their health Training of community members/leaders (under community action) “Training”, for example, social marketing workshops for "target groups" (under develop personal skills) Training of health professionals in "non-public health" services (under reorient health services) 4 Health Protection Protecting communities against public health hazards Statutory roles are placed under Health Protection 5 Preventive Interventions Population programmes delivered to individuals Covers four main areas: immunisation, screening, stop smoking services, family violence prevention services. SECTION 2 2 Improving population health and equity and alignment with Ministry of Health strategies and policies Improving population health and equity remains the overarching aim for PHUs. This requires you to be responsive to changing population health needs while operating within a constrained funding environment. We encourage you to continue to support your DHB(s) to adapt and transition to a system where: people are at the centre of everything we do and where individuals, whānau and communities have greater ownership of their health and wellbeing health responses are rebalanced toward keeping people well through early intervention and prevention at individual and population levels, and primary and community care are strengthened
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