Table 2 Classification of public health: top two levels of all classes
From: A multidimensional classification of public health activity in Australia
Top-level class | Level 2 subclasses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Functions | Assess health of populations | ||
Primary: | Promote health and prevent disease, disability and injury | ||
Protect from threats to health | |||
Instrumental | Ensure public health capability | ||
Build the evidence base for public health | |||
Health issues | Health and well-being | Injury | |
Diseases and conditions | Disability and functioning | ||
Determinants of Health | Environmental | Socioeconomic | External causes of injury |
Person-level | Health system | ||
Methods | Advocacy and lobbying | Health impact assessment | Research and evaluation |
Communicable disease control specific | Immunisation | Road safety methods | |
Community action | Infection control | Screening to detect disease/risk factors | |
Community development | Legislation and regulation | Social action | |
Counselling | Lifestyle advice | Social marketing | |
Diagnosis | Management of biological risk | Training and workforce development methods | |
Directed investment | Monitoring and surveillance | Treatment methods | |
Environmental monitoring | Personal skills development | Urban planning methods | |
Epidemiologic methods | Political action | Vector control methods | |
Exercise of capabilities | Public policy development | Waste management methods | |
Food safety methods | Radiation safety methods | Other methods of intervention | |
Health education | Remediation of environment methods | ||
Settings | Educational settings | Home settings | Other settings |
Healthcare settings | Workplace settings | Includes LOCATIONS – classification of geographical areas (e.g. postcodes). | |
Local government and communities settings | Transport settings | ||
Resources and infrastructure | Administrative infrastructure | Organisational systems | Technical infrastructure |
Funds | Partnerships | Time | |
Information systems | Physical infrastructure | Workforce | |
Legislative infrastructure | Policies | Workforce development capacity | |