Dear Phase 1 Students of Atılım Univ. Medical School
All medical students,
Medical residents in different branches
Allied health staff
General public and Media,
On 19th April 2024, we conducted a 3 hours lecture for Phase 1 Students of Atılım Univ.
Medical School with a subject of HEALTH LEVEL INDICATORS.
Here is the 81 slides updated PDF file (9,7 MB) : Health_level_indicators
Some important public health issues related to this lecture :
- Health level indicators value of information in support of public health
Measuring the health of population Information systems and community diagnosing. - A health indicator is a measure designed to summarize information about a given priority topic in population health or health system performance. Health indicators provide comparable and actionable information a cross different geographic, organizational or administrative boundaries and/or can track progress over time.
- Health indicators support provinces/territories, regional health authorities and institutions as they monitor the health of their populations and track how well their local health systems function.
- They help in monitoring key performance dimensions described in the Health System Performance Measurement Framework, which provides a common approach for managinghealth system performance across the country.
- Community Diagnosis (community assessment) is the foundation for improving and promoting the health of community members. The role of community assessment is to identify factors that affect the health of a population and determine the availability of resources within the community to adequately address these factors.
Ahmet SALTIK, MD
Professor of Public Health
BSc in Political Sciences & Public Administration
LLM in Health Law
www.ahmetsaltik.net profsaltik@gmail.com
facebook.com/profsaltik X : @profsaltik