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Public Health Careers: The World Needs You

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What is Public Health??

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A career as a public health specialty registrar

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Career Profile - Public Health - San Francisco

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Why I shifted from Cardiology to Public Health | Prof. Srinath Reddy | TEDxMSUniversityofBaroda

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization. Public health is interdisciplinary. For example, epidemiology, biostatistics and health services are all relevant. Environmental health, community health, behavioral health, health economics, public policy, mental health and occupational safety, gender issues in health, sexual and reproductive health are other important subfields.
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  • Public health programs 

  • Applications in health care 

  • Implementing effective improvement strategies 

  • Public Health 2.0 

  • Developing countries 

  • Health aid in developing countries 

  • International health aid debates 

  • Sustainable development goals 2030 

  • U.S. initiatives 

  • Education and training 

  • Schools of public health: a US perspective 

  • Degrees in public health 

  • Early history 

  • Modern public health 

  • Public health legislation 

  • Epidemiology 

  • Disease control 

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