Lecture 1

Question 1

What is Public Health?

Answer 1

“The totality of all evidence-based public and private efforts that
preserve and promote health and prevent disease, disability,
and death.” (Riegelman, 2010)

Question 2

Why do we take Public Health for granted?

Answer 2

Public Health is mostly about preventing disease, not curing them.

Question 2

The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel (Jul 1976)

Answer 2

First outbreak of legionaries disease

Question 3

What was the bacteria behind the Bellevue-Stratford outbreak?

Answer 3

Legionella pneumophila

Question 4

Most common public health jobs

Answer 4

environmental scientist
occupational health and safety specialist
health and safety engineer

Question 5

Specialized/Unique public health jobs

Answer 5

epidemiologist
public health nurse
health services manager

Question 6

Non-traditional public health jobs

Answer 6

high school teacher
college professor
social worker

Question 6

Other Potential public health jobs

Answer 6

pharmaceutical sales representative
environmental health reporter
public health lawyer