UNIT 6 ROBIN HARLEY, PH.D. Welcome to Seminar

Agenda Review of Unit 5  “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” Unit 6  Public health  Japan  Cancer prevention Preview of Unit 7 Q&A?

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? You will have four answers from which to choose. Type your answer as soon as you know it. Keep track of your score.

For 100 A group of people within a defined geographic locale A Club C Community B Ethnicity D Family

For 200 Considering people as part of the change process A Behavior C Policy B Human Element D Compassion

For 500 Gap between a population’s actual health status and expected years of a healthy life A Disease Burden C Relative Health B Life Expectancy D Quality Of Life

For 1,000 State of well being in life where a person can cope with natural stressors A Coping Skills C Health B Daily Activities D Mental Health

For 5,000 This was declared by George Bush & the National Institute of Mental Health for the 1990s A Decade Of The Mind C Priority Of Community Care B Deinstitutional- ization D Decade Of The Brain

For 10,000 Around 30% of this total population is partially or totally excluded from access to healthcare A Latin America C Asia B Europe D United States

For 50,000 How many people worldwide currently suffer from mental illness? A 100 Million C 450 Million B 200 Million D 625 Million

Discussion Question 1 What does public health encompass?

Discussion Question 2 What are the potential longer-term public health implications of the events in Japan? Kyodo News, 2011

Discussion Question 3 What are the concerns about the nuclear power plants in Japan? Science Media Centre, 2011Reuters, 2011

Discussion Question 4 What are some methods of prevention for cancer in general?

Unit 7 Preview Geo-political factors, the Internet, and e-health Reading: Unit lessons & ch. 19 Project: Compile a one page annotated bibliography of websites related to health and wellness. Include reliable websites that you could refer your patients to for health information.  The annotations should describe the website’s purpose, type of information provided and availability of other languages English.  The websites should be related to health and wellness programs, services, information, education or public service announcements.  Write them in APA reference format – not just links!

References Holtz, C. (2008). Global health care: Issues and policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Kaplan University. (2011). HW215 course materials. Retrieved from Kyodo News. (Photographer). (2011). Minamisanriku [Photograph], Retrieved from Microsoft Corporation. (2011). Microsoft clipart. Retrieved from Reuters. (Photographer). (2011). Officials carry out radiation tests on children who were evacuated from the area near Fukushima, [Photograph], Retrieved from tsunami-Thousands-undergo-radioactive-screening-explosion.html Science Media Centre. (Photographer). (2011). The explosion at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, [Photograph], Retrieved from