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Building the Healthiest Nation in One Generation Gen Gen Me Meredith – C – Cornell Ma Master ster of of Public lic Heal Health Pr Program

Public Health Is… • Organized measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole (WHO) • The science of protecting and improving the health of people (CDC)

Public Health Is… Linkage to Care Prevention Health Promotion Inspection Communication Policy Development Early Intervention Risk Reduction Public Research & Development Epidemic Investigation Health Surveillance Modeling Screening & Diagnostics Outbreak Response Regulation Analysis Monitoring Education

Public Health Is…

How Public Health Happens

How Public Health Happens

How Public Health Happens • Collective Leadership • Cross ‐ sector Partnerships • Equipped Workforce • Timely, Locally Relevant Data • Sustainable Funding • Foundational Infrastructure Public Health 3.0 (CDC)

A New Era of Public Health… “Where neighbors, friends, and problem ‐ solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change”

A New Era of Public Health… • Global Partnerships • Exchange of Ideas • Making a Difference • Lasting Impact • Taking Action Locally and Globally • Transforming Communities “Where neighbors, friends, and problem ‐ solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change”

A New Era of Public Health… Transforming Communities Lasting Impact

Foundations of Public Health Racism Violence Oppression NHS Health Scotland

Is Our Health Bad? www.HealthyPeople2020.gov

Is Our Health Bad? Rates of Obesity: www.CDC.gov

Is Our Health Bad? Differences in Life Expectancy Based On: www.apha.org

Can We Address This in One Generation? www.HealthyPeople.gov

Address the Foundations of Public Health Improve the health of a community • Non ‐ clinical • Patient Oriented Demonstrate positive health impact in five years or less • Cost effective • Savings over time www.CDC.gov/hi5

Address the Foundations of Public Health www.CDC.gov/hi5

Address the Foundations of Public Health www.CDC.gov/hi5

Health Outcomes Addressed www.CDC.gov/hi5

Generation Public Health Uniting communities to identify and acknowledge problems, and engage in collective problem ‐ solving and systems change, to have sustainable impact on equity and health www.apha.org

Building the Healthiest Nation in One Generation Gen Gen Me Mere redi dith – Cornell Cornell Ma Master of of Public ublic Health Health Pr Program grm79@ grm79@cornell rnell.edu edu

Teaching Public Health in this New Era • Sustainability, Equity, Access • Didactic coursework • Applied, case ‐ based practice • Community ‐ based practice

Our Teaching Community

Community Co ‐ educators at the Core • Advice + Direction • In ‐ class teaching • Case facilitation • Mentoring for growth

Community Engagement in Action • Networks of partners • Training/orientation • Defined learning outcomes • Guidance materials • Evaluation process • Constant communication

Ultimate Goal • Mutual benefit • Bi ‐ directional recognition • Long ‐ term collaboration • Sustainable public health, equity