Health Care/Public Health Continuum

Community Health Diagnostics

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:24-07:00December 15th, 2011|General|

Last week I wrote about the Health Care/Public Health Continuum… in which I described how in the public health world the community is the patient. In order to assess and better help the patient we need to have indicators and surveillance data to help us construct and implement interventions. One of our primary goals over [...]

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Patient Confidentiality: A Cornerstone of Public Health Practice

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:25-07:00December 8th, 2011|General|

When we think about holding things in confidence- several relationships come to mind that have a long history built on trust and the sharing of deeply private information. Most of us can name these relationships with ease… husband and wife… lawyer and client… health care providers, public health officials and patients. These relationships exist for [...]

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