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==What is "Public Health"? == | {{topic header| default.png | Public health }} | ||
== What is "Public Health"? == | |||
Public health is kind of science that studies the health of groups of people. The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). Public health has many sub-fields, but is typically divided into the categories of epidemiology (which studies the spread of disease), biostatistics (the study of who is sick and why) and health services. Environmental, social and behavioral health, and occupational health, are also important fields in public health. ''...more from [[A Short History of Public Health in Richer Countries]]'' | Public health is kind of science that studies the health of groups of people. The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). Public health has many sub-fields, but is typically divided into the categories of epidemiology (which studies the spread of disease), biostatistics (the study of who is sick and why) and health services. Environmental, social and behavioral health, and occupational health, are also important fields in public health. ''...more from [[A Short History of Public Health in Richer Countries]]'' | ||
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* [[Wikipedia:Public health]] | * [[Wikipedia:Public health]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:36, 2 July 2010
What is "Public Health"?
Public health is kind of science that studies the health of groups of people. The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). Public health has many sub-fields, but is typically divided into the categories of epidemiology (which studies the spread of disease), biostatistics (the study of who is sick and why) and health services. Environmental, social and behavioral health, and occupational health, are also important fields in public health. ...more from A Short History of Public Health in Richer Countries