PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Orthohantavirus, Prostate Cancer, Public Health
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Think about specialist who work with community groups: disease prevention, educate the public about nutrition and health, develop strategies to help to adopt healthier lifestyle, promote healthy behavior, create healthy environment . Chronic diseases, toxic wastes, behaviorrelated disorders, hazardous chemicals and physical agents, new infectious diseases, aging population and their problems. (normal versus typical aging), health of infants and mothers . The fulfillment of society"s interest in assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy. Organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and the promotion of health. Compare with a medical doctor: diagnostic process for health/disease, strategic approach/treatment plan, actual treatment- services available. In medicine the patient is the individual; in public health, the patient is the community. Public health diagnoses the health of the community using public health sciences. Treatment of the community involves new policies and interventions. Goal of medicine is cure; goal of public health is prevention of disease and disability.
