Public Health Study

Public health is an approach to medicine that focuses on promoting health, lengthening life and preventing diseases through the efforts of society as a whole, as well as of organisations and communities. Instead of dealing with health matters of each individual, the whole population is dealt with. Furthermore, the study of public health deals more about the preventive aspects of health instead of curative aspects. Among the implemented endeavours of public health advocates are vaccination campaigns, control of infectious diseases, reduction of mortality rate due to stroke and coronary heart disease, and family planning information dissemination. Thanks to those concerned about public health, we learn ways on how to prolong our lives and remain healthy.