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What is Public Health:

            Public health is the science and art of protecting and improving the health of communities through           

    education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. Public health involves 

   the knowledge and application of many different disciplines in its research, teaching, service, and practice activities 

   including: biology, sociology, mathematics, anthropology, public policy, medicine, education, psychology, computer science, 

  business, engineering, and  much, much more.

           Public health is concerned with protecting the health of entire populations. These populations can be as small 

   as  a  local neighborhood, or as big as an entire country.  Public health professionals try to prevent problems from

  happening or re-occurring through implementing  educational programs, developing policies, administering

   services, and conducting research, in contrast to clinical  professionals, such as doctors and nurses, who focus 

   primarily on treating individuals after they become sick or  injured.

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