Reflection on Public Health Principles and Practice covering Module 1-4

Assessment 1 PUBH6000 Template
Assessment 1 Reflection 1: Reflection on public health principles and practice
Reflection 1: Covering Module 1- 4
Please reflect on your understanding of the topics covering module 1-4.
You are required to write within 200 words per question. Please read the Assessment 1 brief before
developing your assessment.
You are required to support your ideas by providing at least 2 credible references for each topic.
The APA referencing system is required for in-text citation and reference list. Please compile all your
references outside the table.
Reflection of your understanding/perspective on the given topics below
Module 1-2
Please provide two examples of how the new public health concepts have been used in the control of
tuberculosis in your home country or any country of choice.
Answer:- Tuberculosis is thirteenth leading cause of death and the second leading infection that increase the
death rate after COVID-19. In 1993, TB is declared as global emergency by the World health Organisation.
 The person and complexness with active TB disease are determined by the health professionals.
Person then got examined to find out whether they have active TB disease themselves or anyhow
they have been contaminative with the M. tuberculosis, or they want window prophylaxis, If children
or adults are at higher risk (Hamilton, Tolfree & Mytton (2018)). Person who are at high risk due to
latent TB infection, screening, testing and treatment are done and subsequent TB disease persons
who can most benefit from treatment for latent TB infection.
 The requirement for holding a broad level of disbelief for TB when analysing patients who have TB
symptoms and also the value of early diagnosis, separation, and therapy initiation should underlined
by the TB control program. Instruction to the facility staff giving care for TB patients about the need
for routine periodic evaluation of infection control exercises should be performed by the TB control
program and might also assist in the evaluation process (Ruth, Wachman & Marshall (2019)).
facilitation can include giving modified suggestions and directions to the facility, giving names of
specialist in infection control, or giving access to department participating in programmatic
evaluations.
Module 3
Health inequities and inequalities is a global problem. Identify and explain any two determinants that cause
inequity in access to health care for cancer in any country.
Answer:- Health inequities are biased, evitable variation arising from poor administration, corruptness or
cultural rejection. On the other hand, Inequality are referred to uneven dispersion of health and health
resources between various populations groups, and developing from social condition in which people are
born, grow up and work.
Socio-economic constituent such as unemployment, insufficient education, neediness and income
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