Definitions of Public Health on the Web

One of the efforts organized by society to protect, promote, and restore the people’s health. The combination of sciences, skills, and beliefs ...
www.dph.state.ct.us/OPPE/SHA1999/glossary.htm

Physicians in this branch of medicine help guide a community, agency, health organization, medical office, or program to reach their group or community health goals.
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(many alternatives) "...the science and the art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and mental health and efficiency through organized community efforts toward a sanitary environment; the control of community infections; the education of the individual in ...
mapp.naccho.org/mapp_glossary.asp

The aspect of medical activity directed towards improving the health of the whole community.
www.science.org.au/nova/090/090glo.htm

the health or physical well-being of a whole community.
www.nrdc.org/reference/glossary/p.asp

The approach to medicine that is concerned with the health of the community as a whole. Public health is community health. It has been said that: "Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time."
www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp

Services sponsored and/or provided by a government agency.
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Public health addresses the health of the population as a whole rather than medical health care, which focuses on treatment of the individual ailment. ...
www.phdatastandards.info/knowresources/tutorials/glossary.htm

Refers to the well being of the whole community
www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/history/medhist/page45_glossary.html

The organized efforts on the part of society to reduce disease and premature death, and the disability and discomfort produced by disease and other factors, such as injury or environmental hazards.
www.case.edu/med/epidbio/mphp439/Dictionary.htm

Means a program or programs to promote, maintain, and conserve the public's health by providing health services to individuals and/or by conducting research, investigations, examinations, training, and demonstrations.
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Organized community efforts aimed at the prevention of disease and promotion of health. It links many disciples and rests upon the scientific core of epidemiology (the study of disease). Core functions of public health agencies at all levels are assessment, policy development, and assurance.
www.montevideomedical.com/Pages/Page_05.htm

Term variously referring to the level of health in the population, to actions that improve that level or to related study. Activities that aim to benefit a population tend to emphasis prevention, protection and health promotion as distinct from treatment tailored to individuals with symptoms. ...
www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Factbook2006-1~factbook2006-glossary

There have been many public health acts produced throughout the world to reduce public health problems and stop pollution of the environment. ...
www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/fact13.html

Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Health is defined and promoted differently by many organizations. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public health

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