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an assemblage of interacting populations occupying a given area.

Community

a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

Community

A group of people having a particular characteristic in common or unified by common interests.

Community

The study of health and disease in the population of defined communities in order to identify their health needs, and to plan, implement and evaluate health programs to effectively meet these needs.

Community Medicine

Specialty which deals with populations and comprises those doctors who try to measure the needs of the population, both sick and well, who plan and administer services to meet those needs, and those who are engaged in research and teaching in the field

Community Medicine

Who have written this definition "Specialty which deals with populations and comprises those doctors who try to measure the needs of the population, both sick and well, who plan and administer services to meet those needs, and those who are engaged in research and teaching in the field"

Faculty of Community Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians

• It is often considered synonymous withpreventive and social medicine, public health,and community health.

Community Medicine

Community medicine is synonimous with

•Preventive and Social Medicine


•Public Health


•Community Health

•Preventive and Social Medicine•Public Health•Community Health all of these share common ground

Prevention of Diseases and Promotion of health

Community medicine provides comprehensive health services ranging from

•Preventive


•Promotive


•Curative


•Rehabilatative Services

Is a specialize field of medicine that is concerned with application of Preventive measures within all areas of clinical medicine

Preventive Medicine

Public health is the organized effort of our society to:

•Protect Peoples Health


•Promote Peoples Health


•Restore Peoples Health


Public health is the combination of

•Science


•Skills


•Beliefs

Mission of Ph

“fulfill society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy

Public health is defined as the art and science of maintaining, protecting and improving the health of the people through organized community efforts.

Public Health

is both a body of knowledge and also means to apply that knowledge.

Puvlic Health

3 core public Health Finctions

•Assessment


•Policy Development


•Assurance

The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at

Assessment

The formulation of public policies designed to solve identified local and national health problems and priorities;

Policy Development

To assure that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective care, including health promotion and disease prevention services, and evaluation of the effectiveness of that care

Assurance

Who is responsible for conducting Public Health services?

Department of health


Other government agencies


Community participation