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Title: Public health it’s mean knowledge to public
Description: Then help public
Description: Then help public
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Public Health
Public health
Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health
through organized e orts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private
communities, and individuals
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The population in question can be as small as a handful of people, or as large as all the
inhabitants of several continents
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Public health incorporates the interdisciplinary approaches of epidemiology, biostatistics and
health services
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The
focus of public health intervention is to improve health and quality of life through prevention and
treatment, and to promote healthy behaviors and environments
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Some key areas of public health include:
- Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events
in speci ed populations, and the application of this study to control health problems
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- Environmental health: All aspects of human health and disease that are determined by factors
in the environment
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- Occupational health and safety: The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of
physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations by preventing departures from
health, controlling risks and the adaptation of work to people, and people to their jobs
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Analyzing the health of a
population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health
Title: Public health it’s mean knowledge to public
Description: Then help public
Description: Then help public