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Public Health |
A field that encompasses many disciplines in an effort to promote and protect health and prevent diseases and disability in defined populations and communities. |
As opposed to medical, public health focuses on populations and prevention rather than individuals and treatment. |
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Epidemics |
Affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community or region at the same time. |
Excessively prevalent illness. |
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Epidemiology |
The study of disturbances and determinants of disease and disability in populations. |
The basic study of public health. |
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Environmental Health |
Health issues impacted by environment, including physical, biological and cultural influences and the way they are controlled. |
External factors affecting health |
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Infectious disease |
Communicable disease. Able to be transfered person to person. |
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Nutritional diseases |
Noncommunicable. Diseases due largely to micro-nutrient deficiencies. |
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Chronic disease |
Non communicable. Diseases influenced by genetics and lifestyle. |
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Health Promotion |
Efforts taken by the public health sector to promote better health in communities or populations. |
Paired with Health Education in one of the five pillars of public health |
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Health Education |
Efforts taken by the public health sector to educate communities or populations about better health. |
Paired with Health Promotion as one of the five pillars of health |
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Health administration and policy |
The administrative side of public health with implementation based on research made in the other 4 pillars of public health. |
One of the five pillars of public health. |
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Biostatistics |
The quantitative branch of public health. Based in mathematical theory, it allows for the practical and rational (1)analysis of data, the (2)interpretation of study results and the (3)translation of those results into action. |
One of the 5 pillars of Public Health |
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Public Health Law |
This field seeks to leverage legal and governmental authority to promote and protect the health of populations. |
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