Profiles in Public Health
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To me, public health means promotion of health prevention while taking into consideration health inequities and social justice.
To me, Public Health is all about people and the ways in which the world around them impacts their overall well-being.
Public health is the science of improving the health and safety of communities and populations through education, policymaking, and research.
Public health is the practice of assisting our people and communities in living a good quality of life.
Public Health is the intersection of several disciplines - biology, statistics, psychology, social sciences, and communications, just to name a few – with the purpose of positively impacting health in the larger population; health, in this context, includes not just the prevention and treatment of disease, but also the larger goal of promoting overall physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
Public Health to me is the means to give people the access and the tools to live a healthy and successful life, which includes health education, access to healthcare services, and adequate, thorough health care.
Public health is perspective from which to study, understand, and improve the complex ways people interact with their self, community, environment, and policies that influence multidimensional health, from the individual level to the global population.
To me, public health is the combination of social and healthcare services and workforces which strive to create healthy communities; prevent and respond to illness and injury; and promote health equity.
Public health is a commitment to value the health of others and the environment.