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What is Public Health?
The organized effort of society to protect and improve the health and well-being of the population through:
- health monitoring, assessment and surveillance
- health promotion
- reducing inequalities in health status
- prevention of disease, injury, disorder, disability and premature death, and
- protection from environmental hazards to health.
This is done through an appropriate balancing of the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organizations and the responsibility of government to protect and promote health.
E-Reference
The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health by ISBN: 9780028666716Publication Date: 2019-09-01"Focuses on health crises affecting the public at large, ranging from epidemic and pandemic diseases; chronic conditions such as famine, malnutrition, cancer, and diabetes; and social issues such as sexual abuse, obesity, bullying, and new substance abuse issues. Entries describe the origin and spread of the issue, public and government reaction and response, and treatments and preventive measures"--Provided by publisher.
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology by ISBN: 9781412928168Publication Date: 2007-11-27The Encyclopedia of Epidemiology presents state-of-the-art information from the field of epidemiology in a less technical and accessible style and format. With more than 600 entries, no single reference provides as comprehensive a resource in as focused and appropriate manner. The entries cover every major facet of epidemiology, from risk ratios to case-control studies to mediating and moderating variables, and much more. Relevant topics from related fields such as biostatistics and health economics are also included.
