1. Introduction to Public Health &Emergency Medical Services
Osama A Samarkandi, PhD, RN
EMS 313; Public Health for EMS Professionals

2. WHOs’ Definition of Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948.
The Definition has not been amended since 1948.

3. Wellness
Most public health organizations focus on six aspects of wellness: emotional, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. It is important for college students to balance all aspects of wellness in order to lead a healthy life.
Emotional Wellness Emotional wellness involves being aware of our feelings and having appropriate ways to manage and express them.
Intellectual Wellness Intellectual wellness involves stimulating your mind with creative and engaging material.
Occupational Wellness Occupational wellness involves finding work that is satisfying and enriching.
Physical Wellness Physical wellness involves caring for the your body by exercising and eating nutritional foods.
Social Wellness Social wellness involves interacting and forming positive relationships with others.
Spiritual Wellness Spiritual wellness involves seeking meaning in life and developing beliefs and values.
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4. Wellness

5. Healthcare Delivery System

6. Healthcare Delivery System in Saudi Arabia
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7. Public Health Definition
WHO: Public health refers to all organized measures (whether public or private) to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations, not on individual patients or diseases. Thus, public health is concerned with the total system and not only the eradication of a particular disease.

8. Public Health Definition
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals"

9. Public Health Functions
The three main public health functions are:
The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health problems and priorities.
The formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities.
To assure that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services.

10. Objective of Public Health
The focus of a public health intervention is to prevent and manage diseases, injuries and other health conditions through surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy behaviors, communities and environments

11. EMS and Public Health
By its nature, EMS is part acute medical care, part public health, part mental health, part emergency service, part community service,
part social service, part transportation
service and more,
Bottom line is: that’s a collaboration of EMS and public health will lead to improved health in the community

12. Questions ?