Biology:Outline of public health
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to public health
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public health:
Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease", prolonging life and improving quality of life through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations (public and private), communities and individuals.[1]
Nature of public health
Concepts
- Communicable disease
- Non-communicable disease
Disciplines
- Bacteriology
- Biostatistics
- Environmental health
- Epidemiology
- Health administration
- Health policy
- Health politics
- Health education
- Occupational safety and health
Methods of public health
Prevention
- Health promotion
- Healthy community design
- Environmental protection
Theories of public health
- Germ theory
References
- ↑ Winslow, Charles-Edward Amory (1920). "The Untilled Field of Public Health". Modern Medicine 2 (1306): 183–191. doi:10.1126/science.51.1306.23. PMID 17838891. Bibcode: 1920Sci....51...23W. https://zenodo.org/record/1448241.
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