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Public health is a field of study in which a person studies how health and disease affects a community or society, and how government entities or programs can best deliver medical advice and treatments to a large population. The local department of public health is also called "public health".
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What is population health? Like public health on larger scale?
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What's the difference between public health and community health?
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Can you please tell me how public health and community health differ?
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What is the difference between community medicine and public health ?
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I agree that there is little nutrition in sweet drinks but have problems with government control of what we can consume. Whats the role for public health?
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What are essential public health services?
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What is the role of a public health nutrionist?
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What is the public health response to COVID-19?
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Which state agencies regulate public health care?
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What are the ten essential public health services?
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Are public health causes getting good use on social media sites?
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What are two issues associated with leukemia that impact on public health?
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Possible reasons why public health begin with concerns about effective sewers and clean water?
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A 16-year old female asked:
If I get a BS degree in cell and molecular biology, can I possibly get a job in the public health department of my city?
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A 36-year old male asked:
They say COVID-19 is a public health emergency, but what is each person supposed to do? It's not like a tornado alert where you can see the storm.
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How do public health workers stop a cholera epidemic?
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Is heart disease a major public health issue?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Have we gotten ahead of the game on prion diseases? Or are prion diseases likely to be major social/public health problems down the road?
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I need to know what's an interesting public health/infectious disease problem in sub-saharan africa?
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3. How might endometriosis affect my sex life? 4. What should I tell my partner about my condition? In a previous exam at a public health clinic i was told that I have endometriosis now I have the above concerns
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Should cancer survivors follow the general public health recommendations issued by the CDC? Or are there special guidelines for us?
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A 40-year old male asked:
A public health specialist declined to give me a HIV test at the 90th day and told me hiv "tests done at 12-13 wks were " no good, return at 15."True?
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Are there extra precautions that cancer survivors should take to prevent themselves from getting COVID? Is following the general public health recommendations issued by the CDC sufficient?
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Where can I buy antidepressants confidentially if I have public employee health program insurance?
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How do you raise public awareness about health issues/cancer?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What is a good health ?
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How can I better my health?
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How can i manage my health?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is ice bad for your health?
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How can I better my health ?
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