Public health is the establishment and maintenance of healthful living conditions for the general population. This goal requires organized effort from all levels of government. Underlying the current concerns in public health are three principle aims...

Infections caused by microorganisms are often spread more easily in an unsanitary environment. Even today, for example, Escherichia coli infections of food and between people are still commonly caused by poor hygienic practices, such as the failure to...

The Handbook on Training of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine (1992) defines public health as ‘the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts of society’, and public health...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define the role of public health as the active protection of the nation's health and safety, the distribution of credible information to enhance health decisions, and the establishment of...

Public health is the study and practice of addressing threats to the health of a community. The field pays special attention to the social context of disease and misery, and focuses on improving health through society-wide measures like vaccinations or...

Despite city-state stonewalling, persistence uncovers syphilis epidemic What I thought would be a quick feature story on the success of a needle-exchange program to stem new HIV cases evolved into a four-month investigation. The findings led to an expose' on how the Detroit...

Say "public health," and you may think of the usual problems: Lyme disease, malaria, hantavirus, encephalitis, etc. The role of the pest management professional on the front lines of public health problems continues to grow in importance. What new public health...

Ever since the city and state paid the federal government $1 for an island in New York harbor, officials have wondered what to do with it. Mayor Michael Bloomberg floated a new idea: spending his own money to create a public health center there.The billionaire...

Sixty million more people around the world could be infected with HIV by 2015 if prevention programs are not expanded, according to a group of public health experts convened by the Gates and Kaiser foundations."We should be winning in HIV prevention," Jennifer Kates, vice president...

Essay on The New Public Health Approach (NPHA), how it was developed, what it signifies in terms of health policies in Australia and what that means for the future of health care and empowering individuals to take charge of their own personal health and well-being.