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Friday 26 June 2015

Health in Higher Education Institutions.Public



Health in Higher Education Institutions.Public
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Public health sciences at the college used as one progrem study. In some universities have even become a faculty, the Faculty of Public Health, better known by FKM.

Department of Public Health was first established at the University of Indonesia (UI).

The original idea of
​​the establishment of FKM-UI was first coined by Dr. Mochtar, who served as Chief of Public Health and Preventive Medicine FK-UI which is then followed by a doctor Sajono Sumodidjojo in 1964 with the proposed project to the Rector of the University of Indonesia, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Representatives WHO in Indonesia.

By the Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science No. 26 of 1965 dated February 26, 1965 it was decided that the School of Public Health set up under the auspices of the University of Indonesia. On tanggal13 March 1965 Preparatory Committee for the Establishment of FKMUI formed whose members consist of representatives of the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health, Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Labor. Decree of the Minister of Higher Education and Science No. Decree 153/1965 fixing earlier, set a date for the establishment of FKMUI, ie July 1, 1965.

Decree of the Minister of Education and Culture no.5581 / discharge / BUP / 65 decide and appoint doctors Sajono Sumodidjojo as its first dean (Wikipedia).

After the formation of FKM-UI, several other public universities also memrintis establishment FKM like Airlannga University, University Diponogero, Hasnuddin University, and the University of North Sumatra. Until now study program as well as the Faculty of Public Health began to develop in the other state universities or private.

Graduates of this course will be the title of Bachelor of Public Health (SKM). Adapaun specialization or concentration are offered on an undergraduate program, among others "

    Administration and Health Policy (AKK)
    Biostatistics
    Epidemiology
    Public Health Nutrition
    Environmental Health
    Health Education and Behavioral Sciences (PKIP)
    Reproduction Health
    Occupational Health and Safety (K3).

At the University of Indonesia, this stream is further divided into more specific realm. AKK department in FKM-UI is divided into several specializations namely, Management of Health Insurance, Health Services Management and Hospital Management. While the department provides specialization Biostatistics and Health Information Management Health Informatics.

Fortunately level master, specialization, which opened more varied again according to our interests and needs. Used for the Master's degree in Public Health Sciences in general is a Master of Health (Kes) or Master of Public Health (MSM). But there is also a master of public health program that already has a specific title. As an example for the master program in FKM-UI like Epidemiology (M.Epid title), Occupational Safety and Health (M.KKK), Hospital Administration (title MARS).

Public Health as a Profession

By varying the concentration and discipline of public health, the medical profession is not only a public health science itself, but develop according to the chosen specialization and the occupied areas. Profession - a profession / position in the realm of public health sciences, among others:

    Health Extension
    Sanitarian
    Health epidemiologist
    Health entomologist
    Health microbiologist
    Statistician




Understanding and definition of Public Health Sciences



Definition of Public Health According to Winslow (1920) that the Public Health (Public Health) is the Science and Art: prevent disease, prolong life, and improve health, through "community organizing efforts" to: (Notoatmodjo, 2003)

    Improvement of environmental sanitation
    The eradication of infectious diseases
    Education for personal hygiene
    Organization of medical services and treatment for early diagnosis and treatment.
    Development of social engineering that guarantees decent living needs are met in maintaining health.

According to the American Medical Association (1948) Public Health is the science and art of maintaining, protecting and improving public health through community organizing efforts. From this limit can be concluded that public health was expanded from only dealing sanitation, sanitary engineering, medicine curative, preventive medical science to social science, and that coverage of public health sciences.
Many disciplines that serve as the basis of public health sciences, among others, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Environmental Health, Sociology, Education, Psychology, Anthropology, and others. Based on this reality, the science of public health is a multidisciplinary science. However, generally speaking, disciplines that underpin public health sciences, or often referred to as the main pillar of Community Health Sciences, among others:

    Public Health Administration.
    Health Education and Behavioral Sciences.
    Biostatistics / Health Statistics.
    Environmental Health.
    Community Nutrition.
    Occupational Health.
    Epidemiology.

Why public health science is a multi-disciplinary science, because it is basically a problem of public health is multicausal, then pemecahanya must be multidisciplinary. Therefore, public health as the art or practice has a vast expanse. All activities either directly or indirectly to prevent disease (prevention), improve health (promotion), therapy (physical therapy, mental, and social) or curative, and recovery (rehabilitative) health (physical, mental, social) is a public health efforts. (Notoatmodjo, 2003).
Broadly speaking, efforts can be categorized as art or the application of public health sciences, among others, as follows:

    Eradication of diseases, both infectious and non-infectious.
    Improvement of environmental sanitation
    Repair neighborhoods
    Vector eradication
    Education (counseling) public health
    Maternal and Child Health Care
    Development of public nutrition
    Sanitary Supervision of Public Places
    Drug and Beverage
    Development of Community Participation

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