All Public Health

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases.

Public Health is important because its constantly striving to close the inequality gap between people and encourage equal opportunities for children, all ethnicities and genders. It also takes into account the health of the whole population, rather than focusing on health at an individual level.

The focus of public health is on the health, safety, and well-being of entire populations. A unique aspect of the approach is that it strives to provide the maximum benefit for the largest number of people. Public health draws on a science base that is multi-disciplinary.