1. What do you mean by the term ' Public Health'?
Definition of Public Health :
Public Health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging healthy 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)
it means : health of the community as a whole. Public health is community health.
2. What do you understand by the Public Health Approach?
• Define
the health problem.
• Identify
risk factors associated with the problem.
• Develop
and test community-level interventions to control or prevent the cause or the
problem.
• Implement
interventions to improve the health of the population.
• Monitor
those interventions to assess their effectiveness.