The mission of Public Health Flashcards
What is the main mission of the public Health
Fulfilling society’s interest in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy
what is the aim of the public health
Public health aims to provide maximum benefit for the largest number of people.
what are knowledges of the public health professionals?
-epidemiologist
-biostatistician
-environmental health
-health education
what does “to fulfill society’s interest.” mean?
it implies that the work of public health is a societal effort with a societal benefit.
public health takes the view that healthy people are more productive
and creative, and these attributes create a strong society.
what does the public health’s efforts result to?
the efforts of the public health will result for healthy conditions in which people can be healthy at, but it won’t result in every person being healthy
what is the strategy of the public heath?
Prevention with addressing the conditions such as environment
what distinguishes public health from the clinical professions
the clinical professions focus on diagnosing individuals and treating them when they have health problems detectable by clinical methods, physical examinations, laboratory tests, imaging when public health uses This prevention and environment-based strategy