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    PUBLIC HEALTH

    What is Public Health?


    Objectives of Public Health.
    History of Public Health.
    Modern Concept of Public
    Health

    What is Public Health?


    Public Health is the science and art of
    preventing disease, prolonging life and
    promoting health through the
    organized efforts and informed choices
    of society, organizations, public and
    private, communities and individuals
    (1920, C. E. A. Winslow).
    Threats to health based on population
    health analysis; local area to several
    continents
    Dimensions of health

    Objective:
    Prevent and manage diseases,
    injuries and other health
    conditions, through
    Surveillance of cases
    Promotion of healthy behaviors,
    communities & environments

    History:
    Modern concept of human
    development in science
    Theory of miasma
    Attempts to regulate behaviour that
    related to health
    Development of public health policies &
    programs

    Early public health interventions


    Proper diversion of human waste (Roman
    times)
    Practice of variolation (1000 BC)

    Practice of vaccination 1820s (Edward


    Jenner treatment smallpox)
    14th century Black Death in Europe
    Medieval period: Quarantine
    1829 1851, Cholera pandemic 1st fought
    by Social Medicine borne of the
    miasma theory
    1854 Cholera outbreak in London;
    Dr. John Snows identification of polluted
    public water well Germ theory
    1880s; Modern era with Louis Pasteurs germ
    theory and production of artificial vaccines.

    Modern Public Health


    Following Pasteur;
    Latrinization, sewers, collection of garbage
    (incineration or landfill), clean water,
    draining stagnant water etc
    Vaccination & immunization (early 20 th
    century)

    20th century;
    Chronic diseases & emerging infectious
    diseases
    From 1980s focus shifted from individual
    behaviours & risk factors to population-level
    issues;- inequality, poverty and education.

    Modern Public Health is concerned


    with addressing the determinants
    of health across a population.
    Factors affecting health include;
    Where we live
    Genetics
    Income levels
    Educational status
    Social relationships
    SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

    New Public Health seeks to address


    these health inequalities by advocating
    for population-based policies that
    improve health in an equitable manner.

    Modern public health incorporates


    the interdisciplinary approaches of
    epidemiology,
    biostatistics,
    health services,
    behavioural science/health education,
    environmental health,
    emergency medical services,

    Health Economics
    International/Global health
    Maternal and Child Health/Family Health
    Nutrition
    Occupational Health
    Public Health Laboratory Practice
    Public Health Policy
    Public Health Practice

    PH practice therefore requires


    multidisciplinary teams of
    professionals including

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