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Public Health

28 Apr 2017

PUBLIC HEALTH – A HISTORY OF CHANGE The practice of public health can perhaps find its roots with the development of aqueducts during the Roman/Byzantine era for the transportation of clean water into populated areas, and the management of human waste. [...] The first consideration of the importance of the social determinants of health and the inclusion of social justice as a pillar of public health was described in 1790 when Dr. [...] The early 20th century brought an increasing emphasis on maternal and child health and the immunization of children and youth.2 In a parallel fashion, during the 18th and 19th centuries, public health practitioners investigated and advocated against nutritional (scurvy), occupational (mesothelioma - cancer of the scrotum) and environmental (lead poisoning) disease, and urged measures to overcome i [...] DEFINING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE Public health practice can be viewed as an approach to maintaining and improving the health of populations that is based on the principles of social justice, attention to human rights and equity, evidence-informed policy and practice, and addressing the underlying determinants of health. [...] It is an organized, comprehensive, and multi-sectoral effort.3,4,5 This definition and the practice of public health have developed over time, and will continue to develop to meet the evolving health requirements of the population.
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