Simarjeet Kaur
Eternal University Akal college of Nursing, India
Title: Innovations In Public Health
Biography
Biography: Simarjeet Kaur
Abstract
Public health refers to “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.” Public health nursing includes integrate community involvement and knowledge about the entire population with personal, clinical health and illness experience of individuals and families within the population.
The Public Health Nurse looks for areas of concern within the community and assesses and plans ways through which the concerns can be resolved or minimized such as she may work on are infection control, health maintenance, health coaching, as well as home care visits for welfare of the community.
Public Health innovation identifies new or improved health policies, products and technologies, services and delivery methods that improve people’s health and wellbeing through preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative or assistive care. WHO engages in health innovation to achieve universal health coverage within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (2017).These six goals address key issues in global public health: Poverty, Hunger and food security, Health, Education, Gender equality and women's empowerment, water and sanitation.
**There are some innovative ways to improve public health in world such as
-New technologies (Tele-health/Tele-nursing) could drive greater patient engagement and self-management of disease.
-Regenerative medicine could slow the aging process.
-Precision medicine could transform how patients with disease are treated
-Targeted clinical trials could enable new, more effective treatments to reach the market faster.
-New technologies to more quickly understand and respond to urgent public health crises.