- "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'."
The study of the health of populations and the prevention of diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of disease in populations.
Biostatistics: The application of statistical methods to biological and health-related data.
Environmental Health: The study of how environmental factors affect human health.
Global Health: The study of health issues that affect populations in multiple countries.
Health Policy: The study of policies and regulations that affect health outcomes.
Social and Behavioral Sciences: The study of how social and behavioral factors affect health outcomes.
One Health: The collaborative approach to achieving optimal health outcomes by recognizing the interconnectivity of human, animal, and environmental health.
Veterinary Public Health: The study of how veterinarians can contribute to public health efforts.
Health Economics: The study of how resources are allocated to produce and maintain health outcomes.
Health Services Management: The management of healthcare systems and healthcare organizations.
Health Promotion and Education: The development of programs and interventions that promote healthy behaviors.
Nutrition: The study of how food and nutrients affect health outcomes.
Infectious Diseases: The study of communicable diseases.
Non-communicable Diseases: The study of chronic diseases, such as cancer and diabetes.
Occupational Health: The study of how work and work environments affect health outcomes.
Disaster Management: The study of how to respond to and mitigate the effects of disasters on public health.
Mental Health: The study of mental health disorders and their impact on public health.
Maternal and Child Health: The study of health issues affecting pregnant women, infants, and children.
Aging and Geriatric Health: The study of health issues affecting older adults.
Health Disparities: The study of how health outcomes differ between different demographic groups.
Epidemiology: It is the study of how diseases spread and how they can be controlled or prevented. It focuses on identifying the factors that contribute to the development of infectious and non-infectious diseases in animal populations.
Infectious Disease Control: It comprises various programs that aim to prevent, control, or eliminate diseases that spread from animals to humans, such as zoonotic diseases, food-borne illnesses, or vector-borne diseases.
Food Safety: It includes monitoring the quality and safety of our food supply from farm to table. Public health veterinarians in agriculture work to ensure that animals are healthy, and the food produced from them is safe for consumption.
Environmental Health: It addresses the impact of environmental factors on the health of animals and humans. For instance, it deals with the influence of pollution, climate change, and other environmental factors on the prevalence of diseases in animal populations.
Animal Welfare: It concerns the proper treatment of animals in agriculture, including their living conditions, health, and freedom from cruelty. Veterinarians in agriculture often work to promote best management practices that maintain animal welfare.
Public Health Policy: It includes the development and implementation of regulations, guidelines, and policies that promote public health, such as those related to disease control and the safety of animal products.
Community Health: It involves working with communities to promote the health and well-being of all members. Public health veterinarians in agriculture may work with farmers or livestock producers to promote better animal health and welfare practices in the community.
Occupational Health: It focuses on the safety and health of workers in agriculture industries, including farmers, farmworkers, and livestock workers. Public health veterinarians work to ensure that workers are protected from exposure to infectious diseases, chemicals, and other hazards.
One Health: It is the concept of linking animal, human, and environmental health to address shared health challenges holistically. Public health veterinarians in agriculture play a critical role in one health by identifying and addressing the interconnections between animal, human, and environmental health.
Research: It involves conducting and interpreting research on public health issues to develop new approaches, technologies, and practices that improve animal and human health. Public health veterinarians in agriculture may lead research projects on disease prevention, food safety, or animal welfare.
- "Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health."
- "Epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences and management of health services are all relevant."
- "Other important sub-fields include environmental health, community health, behavioral health, health economics, public policy, mental health, health education, health politics, occupational safety, disability, oral health, gender issues in health, and sexual and reproductive health."
- "Public health, together with primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care, is part of a country's overall healthcare system."
- "Common public health initiatives include promotion of hand-washing and breastfeeding, delivery of vaccinations, promoting ventilation and improved air quality both indoors and outdoors, suicide prevention, smoking cessation, obesity education, increasing healthcare accessibility, and distribution of condoms to control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases."
- "There is a significant disparity in access to health care and public health initiatives between developed countries and developing countries, as well as within developing countries."
- "In developing countries, public health infrastructures are still forming. There may not be enough trained healthcare workers, monetary resources, or, in some cases, sufficient knowledge to provide even a basic level of medical care and disease prevention."
- "A major public health concern in developing countries is poor maternal and child health, exacerbated by malnutrition and poverty coupled with governments' reluctance in implementing public health policies."
- "Great Britain became a leader in the development of public health initiatives, beginning in the 19th century, due to the fact that it was the first modern urban nation worldwide."
- "The public health initiatives that began to emerge initially focused on sanitation (for example, the Liverpool and London sewerage systems), control of infectious diseases (including vaccination and quarantine) and an evolving infrastructure of various sciences, e.g. statistics, microbiology, epidemiology, sciences of engineering."