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Public Health and Tuberculosis Young University Idaho Nursing 449 Public Health and Tuberculosis In today's healthcare climate there are many communicable diseases that have been eradicated However tuberculosis TB is still prevalent around the world There were 9 272 cases of TB in the United States in 2016 The worldwide number of diagnosed TB cases in 2016 was 10 4 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017 Travel from country to country is easily accessible TB is an airborne disease which means it is spread from an infected person simply through breathing the same air in close quarters To suggest this is a public health issue would be an understatement The Mission of Public Health The mission of public health is to promote and maintain a healthy population In order to comply with this mission there must be a process to follow For public health there are three core functions comprised of ten services within those functions The core functions start with assessment which allows for monitoring and identifying health issues in the community Diagnosing and investigating health problems in the community are also part of the assessment process
