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Public Health

Public Health is a pivotal field that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of populations by preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities, and individuals.
Sub-categories:

Epidemiology involves studying the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specific populations and applying this study to control health problems.

Health Promotion focuses on enabling people to increase control over and improve their health through lifestyle and environmental interventions.

Disease Prevention dedicates to averting diseases and adverse health conditions before they occur, through measures such as vaccines and screenings.

Environmental Health centers around assessing and mitigating environmental factors that can negatively affect human health, such as pollution and toxic substances.

Global Health looks at health issues that transcend national boundaries, focusing on health equity and accessibility worldwide.

Biostatistics is the application of statistical methods to biological and health research, vital for analyzing public health data.

Health Economics evaluates the efficiency, effectiveness, value, and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare.

Health Policy and Management explores the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies, management of health services, and health service delivery.

Occupational Health focuses on the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of workers in all occupations.

Public Health Nutrition aims to solve or prevent nutrition-related public health problems through surveillance, policy, and interventions.

Social and Behavioral Sciences investigate how human behavior and social structures impact public health, disease, and health communications.

Maternal and Child Health is devoted to promoting the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families through research and practice.

Public Health Informatics enhances public health practices through effective use of information, technology, and computation.

Community Health focuses on protecting and improving the health of populations within specific communities through education, policy making, and research for disease prevention.

Infectious Diseases area deals with preventing and controlling infectious diseases through surveillance, outbreak investigation, and immunization programs.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness involves plans and responses to public health emergencies like epidemics, natural disasters, and bioterrorism.